diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 58ded4c..e46d72a 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-DATABASE_URL=postgres://apfel:apfel@localhost:5432/apfel
+DATABASE_URL=postgres://apfel:apfel@db:5432/apfel
 TOKEN_SECRET=9b2cbd156a7a7e0e530acd780fdd16e8f37fa3fd8122c74a9b7e1ce6fc67980ed0e55572be4e382679a0c13d13f0a651d15e9e877bb579e957c899eb762b1bb4
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c7712d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+FROM rust:latest
+
+COPY ./crates/ ./crates/
+COPY ./Cargo.toml ./
+COPY ./Cargo.lock ./
+
+RUN cargo build --release
+
+CMD ["./target/release/backend"]
+
+EXPOSE 8080
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diff --git a/SETUP.md b/SETUP.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca2f864
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SETUP.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# How to setup the Project
+
+## Table of Contents
+1. [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)
+2. [Setup](#setup)
+
+---
+
+# Prerequisites
+Docker installed on the system.
+
+For the frontend it might be necessary to install pnpm and its requirements
+
+For a production environment you may change the database user/password in the `.env` file and the corresponding `dev-compose.yml` or build your own!
+
+# Setup
+To execute the database and backend run the following command in the root directory of the project
+```bash
+docker compose -f dev-compose.yml up -d
+```
+
diff --git a/dev-compose.yml b/dev-compose.yml
index f5c7598..6ce2c80 100644
--- a/dev-compose.yml
+++ b/dev-compose.yml
@@ -12,11 +12,26 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "5432:5432"
     networks:
+      - apfelnetzwerk
+    restart: unless-stopped
+
+  backend:
+    container_name: apfelnetzwerk-backend
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    ports:
+      - "8080:8080"
+    networks:
+      - apfelnetzwerk
+    depends_on:
       - db
+    env_file:
+      - .env
     restart: unless-stopped
 
 networks:
-  db:
+  apfelnetzwerk:
     driver: bridge
 
 volumes: