diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f965aed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+node_modules
+Dockerfile*
+docker-compose*
+.dockerignore
+.git
+.gitignore
+README.md
+LICENSE
+.vscode
+Makefile
+helm-charts
+.env
+.editorconfig
+.idea
+coverage*
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 55971b8..a721cbc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
-FROM oven/bun:1 AS bas
-WORKDIR /usr/src/blog
+# tag it as build
+FROM oven/bun AS build 
+WORKDIR /app
 
-FROM bas AS install
-RUN mkdir -p /temp/prod
-COPY package.json bun.lockb /temp/prod/
-RUN cd /temp/prod && bun install --frozen-lockfile --production
+COPY bun.lockb .
+COPY package.json .
 
+RUN bun install --frozen-lockfile
+RUN mkdir src posts
+COPY ./src ./src
+COPY ./posts ./posts
+
+USER bun
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+CMD [ "bun", "run", "src/index.ts" ]
+# CMD [ "ls", "-la", "src" ]
+# CMD [ "pwd" ]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6dd13e7..a7fb31b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
-To install dependencies:
-```sh
-bun install
-```
+# davesmithhayes.com
 
-To run:
-```sh
-bun run dev
-```
-
-open http://localhost:3000
+This repository holds the code that deploys into the blog for Dave Smith-Hayes.
diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index 4381313..2e47499 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ app.use('/static/*', serveStatic({
 app.route('/', home);
 app.route('/posts', posts);
 
+console.log("Starting the blog application");
 export default {
   port: process.env.APP_PORT || 3000,
   fetch: app.fetch