diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9d660e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Use official Python runtime as a parent image
+FROM python:3.11-slim
+
+# Set environment variables
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE 1
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
+
+# Install system dependencies required for mysqlclient
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    default-libmysqlclient-dev \
+    build-essential \
+    pkg-config \
+    netcat-openbsd \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Set work directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install dependencies
+COPY requirements.txt /app/
+RUN pip install --upgrade pip && pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+# Copy project
+COPY . /app/
+
+# Make entrypoint executable
+RUN chmod +x /app/entrypoint.sh
+
+# Expose port
+EXPOSE 8000
+
+# Define entrypoint
+ENTRYPOINT ["/app/entrypoint.sh"]
diff --git a/config/__pycache__/settings.cpython-311.pyc b/config/__pycache__/settings.cpython-311.pyc
index 91bc8dc..9b2cfe0 100644
Binary files a/config/__pycache__/settings.cpython-311.pyc and b/config/__pycache__/settings.cpython-311.pyc differ
diff --git a/config/settings.py b/config/settings.py
index 5d50632..8d6caf3 100644
--- a/config/settings.py
+++ b/config/settings.py
@@ -156,14 +156,26 @@ USE_I18N = True
 
 USE_TZ = True
 
+# Script Name (for subpath deployment)
+FORCE_SCRIPT_NAME = os.getenv("FORCE_SCRIPT_NAME")
 
 # Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.2/howto/static-files/
 
-STATIC_URL = 'static/'
+# Default to 'static/' but allow override or adjust based on FORCE_SCRIPT_NAME
+if FORCE_SCRIPT_NAME:
+    # Ensure FORCE_SCRIPT_NAME starts with / and ends without / for consistency if needed,
+    # but normally users provide "/meezan".
+    # We strip trailing slash from script name when forming static url
+    _script_prefix = FORCE_SCRIPT_NAME.rstrip('/')
+    STATIC_URL = os.getenv("STATIC_URL", f"{_script_prefix}/static/")
+    MEDIA_URL = os.getenv("MEDIA_URL", f"{_script_prefix}/media/")
+else:
+    STATIC_URL = os.getenv("STATIC_URL", "static/")
+    MEDIA_URL = os.getenv("MEDIA_URL", "media/")
+
 # Collect static into a separate folder; avoid overlapping with STATICFILES_DIRS.
 STATIC_ROOT = BASE_DIR / 'staticfiles'
-MEDIA_URL = 'media/'
 MEDIA_ROOT = BASE_DIR / 'media'
 
 STATICFILES_DIRS = [
@@ -202,4 +214,14 @@ LOGIN_URL = '/accounts/login/'
 # Default primary key field type
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.2/ref/settings/#default-auto-field
 
-DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = 'django.db.models.BigAutoField'
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+DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = 'django.db.models.BigAutoField'
+
+# Whitenoise configuration for production
+# Only enable if whitenoise is installed
+try:
+    import whitenoise
+    MIDDLEWARE.insert(1, 'whitenoise.middleware.WhiteNoiseMiddleware')
+    # Use CompressedStaticFilesStorage instead of Manifest to avoid build crashes on missing files
+    STATICFILES_STORAGE = 'whitenoise.storage.CompressedStaticFilesStorage'
+except ImportError:
+    pass
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diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b48f5d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  web:
+    build: .
+    command: /app/entrypoint.sh
+    volumes:
+      - .:/app
+    ports:
+      - "8000:8000"
+    env_file:
+      - .env
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+
+  db:
+    image: mariadb:10.6
+    restart: always
+    environment:
+      MYSQL_DATABASE: ${DB_NAME:-mydatabase}
+      MYSQL_USER: ${DB_USER:-myuser}
+      MYSQL_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASS:-mypassword}
+      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASS:-mypassword}
+    volumes:
+      - db_data:/var/lib/mysql
+
+volumes:
+  db_data:
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55902d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+echo "Starting deployment script..."
+
+echo "Collecting static files..."
+# Run collectstatic but allow it to fail without crashing the container immediately,
+# so we can see the logs if something goes wrong.
+python manage.py collectstatic --noinput || echo "WARNING: collectstatic failed! Check static files."
+
+echo "Applying migrations..."
+python manage.py migrate
+
+echo "Starting Gunicorn..."
+exec gunicorn config.wsgi:application --bind 0.0.0.0:8000
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diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index aa0a00c..23a383f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ Django==5.2.7
 mysqlclient==2.2.7
 python-dotenv==1.1.1
 pyzk==0.9
+gunicorn==21.2.0
+whitenoise==6.6.0
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