diff --git a/projects/project-3/backend/.dockerignore b/projects/project-3/backend/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9adde20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/project-3/backend/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bike-data.db
+*.log
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diff --git a/projects/project-3/backend/Dockerfile b/projects/project-3/backend/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1bb3617
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/project-3/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+FROM python:3.9
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY requirements.txt /app
+
+RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+CMD ["uvicorn", "api:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "80"]
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diff --git a/projects/project-3/backend/README.md b/projects/project-3/backend/README.md
index d145ee1..23cb7b3 100644
--- a/projects/project-3/backend/README.md
+++ b/projects/project-3/backend/README.md
@@ -18,4 +18,16 @@ Note: The importer outputs logs to the terminal, and the db_init.log file.
 
 ## 3. Start the backend
 To start the backend, you first have to initialize the database!
-   
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+### Run with docker
+Switch into the project directory, then run:
+```shell
+docker build -t geovis-backend .
+```
+After the build make sure you are in the same directory as "bike-data.db" resides, if so, run
+```shell
+docker run -v $(pwd):/app -p 8080:80 --restart always -d test
+```
+
+Note: `$(pwd)` puts the current directory in the command, if you are on Windows, you can use WSL or provide the full path by typing it out.
+
+To stop just shut down the container.
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diff --git a/projects/project-3/backend/requirements.txt b/projects/project-3/backend/requirements.txt
index e979d3d..3fd40cb 100644
--- a/projects/project-3/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/projects/project-3/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-requests~=2.25.1
-fastapi[all]~=0.62.0
-uvicorn~=0.13.1
-pydantic~=1.7.3
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+requests
+fastapi[all]
+uvicorn
+pydantic
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