diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d92e9d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+####################################################################################################
+# Example configuration. Must be edited and copied to ".env" next to the compose.yaml
+####################################################################################################
+
+
+# Path to to mount as the directory for static data. Must be served by a webserver on the /static path
+DJANGO_STATIC_VOL=/path/to/static/root
+
+# Path to the media root. Must be served by a webserver on the media URL
+DJANGO_MEDIA_VOL=/path/to/media/root
+
+# folder for DB
+PGDATA_VOL=/path/to/pgdata 
+
+# Port to serve the App
+PORT=8000
+
+# Secret Key. Must be edited before deployment
+DJANGO_SECRET_KEY=534hj5jgh4365ghj35jgh245jgh24
+
+# Allowed host to be accessed. Currently it is only possible to specify a single URL
+DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOST=lab.example.com
+
+# Media URL for images and other content
+DJANGO_MEDIA_URL=media.lab.example.com/
+
+# DO NOT SET DEBUG MODE IN PRODUCTION
+# DJANGO_FORCE_DEV_MODE=True
+
+# Set this password if you want to use a custom postgres password. The db should be confined inside the docker network.
+# Using the standard PW is therefore not a problem
+# DJANGO_POSTGRESQL_PW=myfancynewpassword123donotsharemewithanyone
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6557b16..8c6eff1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -125,3 +125,6 @@ dmypy.json
 
 
 myenv/*
+
+run/*
+.env
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f9ba421..80c50d1 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 FROM alpine:latest
-RUN apk add --no-cache python3 py3-pip python3-dev py3-setuptools gcc python3-dev jpeg-dev zlib-dev musl-dev py3-gunicorn
+RUN apk add --no-cache python3 py3-pip python3-dev py3-setuptools gcc python3-dev jpeg-dev zlib-dev musl-dev py3-gunicorn curl
 COPY . /home/shimatta/kenkyusho
 WORKDIR /home/shimatta/kenkyusho
 RUN python3 -m venv /home/shimatta/kenkyusho/.venv && . /home/shimatta/kenkyusho/.venv/bin/activate && pip install -r requirements.txt
diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8182ea6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compose.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+services:
+  shimatta-kenkyusho-web:
+    build: .
+    volumes:
+      - "${DJANGO_STATIC_VOL:-./run/static}:/var/static"
+      - "${DJANGO_MEDIA_VOL:-./run/media}:/var/media"
+    environment:
+      DJANGO_POSTGRESQL_PW: "${DJANGO_POSTGRESQL_PW:-p4ssw0rd}"
+      DJANGO_POSTGRESQL_USER: "postgres"
+      DJANGO_SECRET_KEY: "${DJANGO_SECRET_KEY}"
+      DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOST: "${DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOST}"
+      DJANGO_STATIC_ROOT: "/var/static"
+      DJANGO_MEDIA_URL: "${DJANGO_MEDIA_URL}"
+      DJANGO_MEDIA_ROOT: "/var/media"
+      DJANGO_POSTGRESQL_SOCKET: "shimatta-kenkyusho-db"
+      DJANGO_POSTGRESQL_PORT: "5432"
+      DJANGO_FORCE_DEV_MODE: ${DJANGO_FORCE_DEV_MODE:-False}
+    ports:
+      - "${PORT}:8000"
+    networks:
+      - backendnet
+    depends_on:
+      shimatta-kenkyusho-db:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "curl -f localhost:8000/healthcheck"]
+      interval: 5s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+      start_period: 30s
+
+  shimatta-kenkyusho-db:
+    image: postgres:16.5-alpine
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: "${DJANGO_POSTGRESQL_PW:-p4ssw0rd}"
+      POSTGRES_DB: "shimatta_kenkyusho"
+    volumes:
+      - "${PGDATA_VOL:-./run/pgdata}:/var/lib/postgresql/data"
+    networks:
+      - backendnet
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U postgres"]
+      interval: 5s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+
+networks:
+  backendnet:
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 42b543c..9295252 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ source /home/shimatta/kenkyusho/.venv/bin/activate
 cd /home/shimatta/kenkyusho/shimatta_kenkyusho
 python manage.py migrate --settings shimatta_kenkyusho.settings_production
 python manage.py collectstatic --settings shimatta_kenkyusho.settings_production --noinput
-gunicorn -w 4 shimatta_kenkyusho.wsgi:application
+gunicorn -w 4 --bind 0.0.0.0:8000 shimatta_kenkyusho.wsgi:application
diff --git a/entrypoint_self_hosted.sh b/entrypoint_self_hosted.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e78916d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/entrypoint_self_hosted.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+source /home/shimatta/kenkyusho/.venv/bin/activate
+cd /home/shimatta/kenkyusho/shimatta_kenkyusho
+python manage.py migrate --settings shimatta_kenkyusho.settings_production
+
+python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000 --settings shimatta_kenkyusho.settings_production
diff --git a/shimatta_kenkyusho/parts/urls.py b/shimatta_kenkyusho/parts/urls.py
index a693f79..8e9fd1b 100644
--- a/shimatta_kenkyusho/parts/urls.py
+++ b/shimatta_kenkyusho/parts/urls.py
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path('distributors/<slug:uuid>/', parts_views.DistributorDetailView.as_view(), name='parts-distributors-detail'),
     path('manufacturers/', parts_views.ManufacturersViewSet.as_view(), name='parts-manufacturers'),
     path("manufacturers/<slug:uuid>/", parts_views.ManufacturerDetailViewSet.as_view(), name='parts-manufacturers-detail'),
+    path("healthcheck/", parts_views.health_check_view, name='parts-health-check'),
 ]
diff --git a/shimatta_kenkyusho/parts/views.py b/shimatta_kenkyusho/parts/views.py
index 7cf3562..631ee7d 100644
--- a/shimatta_kenkyusho/parts/views.py
+++ b/shimatta_kenkyusho/parts/views.py
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ from .component_import import import_components_from_csv
 from django.db.models import Q
 from django.db.models.functions import Lower
 from django.forms import formset_factory
+from django.http import HttpResponse
 import uuid
 
+
 ParameterSearchFormSet = formset_factory(ComponentParameterSearchForm, extra=1)
 
 class QrSearchForm(forms.Form):
@@ -970,4 +972,12 @@ class ManufacturerDetailViewSet(LoginRequiredMixin, BaseTemplateMixin, DetailVie
         elif 'submit-manufacturer-edit' in request.POST:
             return self.edit_manufacturer(request)
         
-        return super().post(request, *args, **kwargs)
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+        return super().post(request, *args, **kwargs)
+
+
+def health_check_view(request) -> HttpResponse:
+    """
+    Health checking view. Returns empty http response with HTTP status OK.
+    This will be used to check 
+    """
+    return HttpResponse(status=200)
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diff --git a/shimatta_kenkyusho/shimatta_kenkyusho/settings_production.py b/shimatta_kenkyusho/shimatta_kenkyusho/settings_production.py
index 901bdc1..2775540 100644
--- a/shimatta_kenkyusho/shimatta_kenkyusho/settings_production.py
+++ b/shimatta_kenkyusho/shimatta_kenkyusho/settings_production.py
@@ -16,9 +16,13 @@ The following environment variables have to be set:
 - DJANGO_MEDIA_URL
 - DJANGO_MEDIA_ROOT
 - DJANGO_POSTGRESQL_SOCKET
+- DJANGO_POSTGRESQL_PORT
 
 The following can be set
+- DJANGO_POSTGRESQL_PW (assumed empty if missing)
+- DJANGO_POSTGRESQL_USER (assmumed empty if mssing)
 - DJANGO_SECURE_HSTS_SECONDS (defaults to 120)
+- DJANGO_FORCE_DEV_MODE
 
 """
 
@@ -46,8 +50,11 @@ SECRET_KEY = get_env_value('DJANGO_SECRET_KEY')
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
 DEBUG = False
+if get_env_value('DJANGO_FORCE_DEV_MODE', default=False) == 'True':
+    DEBUG = True
 
-ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['localhost', get_env_value('DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOST')]
+
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['127.0.0.1', 'localhost', get_env_value('DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOST')]
 
 
 # Application definition
@@ -232,4 +239,4 @@ CSRF_COOKIE_SECURE = True
 
 SECURE_SSL_REDIRECT = False
 
-SECURE_HSTS_SECONDS = get_env_value('DJANGO_SECURE_HSTS_SECONDS', default=120)
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+SECURE_HSTS_SECONDS = get_env_value('DJANGO_SECURE_HSTS_SECONDS', default=120)
diff --git a/start_docker_compose_interactive.sh b/start_docker_compose_interactive.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..eaf2076
--- /dev/null
+++ b/start_docker_compose_interactive.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Startup the db container
+docker-compose start shimatta-kenkyusho-db
+
+# Override entrypoint to get interactive shell
+docker-compose run --entrypoint="/bin/sh" -p 8000:8000 shimatta-kenkyusho-web
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