diff --git a/src/server/.dockerignore b/src/server/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b512c09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+node_modules
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diff --git a/src/server/Dockerfile b/src/server/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb29f6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+FROM node:20
+
+# Create app directory
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+
+# Install app dependencies
+# A wildcard is used to ensure both package.json AND package-lock.json are copied
+COPY package*.json ./
+
+RUN npm update
+RUN npm install
+# If you are building your code for production
+# RUN npm ci --only=production
+
+# Bundle app source
+COPY . .
+
+EXPOSE 8080
+CMD [ "npm", "run", "start" ]
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diff --git a/src/server/README.md b/src/server/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca1a3f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Web Sockets Server
+
+## Deploying
+
+Use Docker to deploy this.
+
+Navigate to this folder and run `docker build -t estimation-ws-server .` to build the image.
+
+Run it using `docker run -it --rm -p 8080:8080 estimation-ws-server`
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diff --git a/src/server/websocket.ts b/src/server/websocket.ts
index b5efa6d..bbe5115 100644
--- a/src/server/websocket.ts
+++ b/src/server/websocket.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { ChangeEstimateMessage } from './classes/messages/ChangeEstimateMessage.
 import { SelectEstimateMessage } from './classes/messages/SelectEstimateMessage.js';
 
 const app = express();
-const port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
+const port = process.env.PORT || 8080;
 
 function onSocketPreError(e: Error) {
 	console.log(e);