diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d72b4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+**/.classpath
+**/.dockerignore
+**/.env
+**/.git
+**/.gitignore
+**/.project
+**/.settings
+**/.toolstarget
+**/.vs
+**/.vscode
+**/*.*proj.user
+**/*.dbmdl
+**/*.jfm
+**/azds.yaml
+**/bin
+**/charts
+**/docker-compose*
+**/Dockerfile*
+**/node_modules
+**/npm-debug.log
+**/obj
+**/secrets.dev.yaml
+**/values.dev.yaml
+LICENSE
+README.md
+!**/.gitignore
+!.git/HEAD
+!.git/config
+!.git/packed-refs
+!.git/refs/heads/**
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diff --git a/src/ScmBackup/Dockerfile b/src/ScmBackup/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1df7f52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ScmBackup/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#See https://aka.ms/customizecontainer to learn how to customize your debug container and how Visual Studio uses this Dockerfile to build your images for faster debugging.
+
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/runtime:8.0 AS base
+USER app
+WORKDIR /app
+
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0 AS build
+ARG BUILD_CONFIGURATION=Release
+WORKDIR /src
+COPY ["src/ScmBackup/ScmBackup.csproj", "src/ScmBackup/"]
+RUN dotnet restore "./src/ScmBackup/./ScmBackup.csproj"
+COPY . .
+WORKDIR "/src/src/ScmBackup"
+RUN dotnet build "./ScmBackup.csproj" -c $BUILD_CONFIGURATION -o /app/build
+
+FROM build AS publish
+ARG BUILD_CONFIGURATION=Release
+RUN dotnet publish "./ScmBackup.csproj" -c $BUILD_CONFIGURATION -o /app/publish /p:UseAppHost=false
+
+FROM base AS final
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY --from=publish /app/publish .
+
+USER root
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y git
+USER app
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet", "ScmBackup.dll"]
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diff --git a/src/ScmBackup/Properties/launchSettings.json b/src/ScmBackup/Properties/launchSettings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1247c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ScmBackup/Properties/launchSettings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "profiles": {
+    "ScmBackup": {
+      "commandName": "Project"
+    },
+    "Docker": {
+      "commandName": "Docker"
+    }
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/src/ScmBackup/ScmBackup.csproj b/src/ScmBackup/ScmBackup.csproj
index ab2d312..088a920 100644
--- a/src/ScmBackup/ScmBackup.csproj
+++ b/src/ScmBackup/ScmBackup.csproj
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
     <GenerateAssemblyConfigurationAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyConfigurationAttribute>
     <GenerateAssemblyCompanyAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyCompanyAttribute>
     <GenerateAssemblyProductAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyProductAttribute>
+    <DockerDefaultTargetOS>Linux</DockerDefaultTargetOS>
+    <DockerfileContext>..\..</DockerfileContext>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="MailKit" Version="4.5.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Containers.Tools.Targets" Version="1.19.5" />
     <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="NLog" Version="5.2.8" />
     <PackageReference Include="Octokit" Version="11.0.1" />