diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c538ade
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+FROM python:3.12-slim
+
+RUN groupadd -r greybook && useradd -r -g greybook greybook
+
+WORKDIR /home/greybook
+RUN apt-get update
+RUN apt-get install -y gcc g++
+
+COPY requirements.txt requirements.txt
+RUN python3 -m venv venv
+RUN venv/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt
+RUN venv/bin/pip install gunicorn
+
+COPY greybook greybook
+COPY migrations migrations
+COPY logs logs
+COPY uploads uploads
+COPY app.py .
+
+ENV FLASK_APP app
+ENV FLASK_CONFIG production
+
+RUN chown -R greybook:greybook .
+USER greybook
+
+EXPOSE 5000
+RUN venv/bin/flask db upgrade
+ENTRYPOINT ["venv/bin/gunicorn", "-b", ":5000", "--access-logfile", "-", "--error-logfile", "-", "app:app"]
diff --git a/Dockerfile.multi-stage b/Dockerfile.multi-stage
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed28336
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile.multi-stage
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# stage 1: build
+ARG base_image=python:3.12-slim
+FROM ${base_image} AS build
+
+WORKDIR /home/greybook
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y gcc g++
+
+# install dependencies
+COPY requirements.txt requirements.txt
+RUN python3 -m venv venv
+RUN venv/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt
+RUN venv/bin/pip install gunicorn
+
+# stage 2: production
+FROM ${base_image}
+
+RUN groupadd -r greybook && useradd -r -g greybook greybook
+WORKDIR /home/greybook
+
+# copy the installed dependencies from the previous stage
+COPY --from=build /home/greybook/venv/ venv/
+
+# copy the application source code from the previous stage
+COPY greybook greybook
+COPY migrations migrations
+COPY logs logs
+COPY uploads uploads
+COPY app.py .
+
+ENV FLASK_APP app
+ENV FLASK_CONFIG production
+
+RUN chown -R greybook:greybook .
+USER greybook
+
+EXPOSE 5000
+RUN venv/bin/flask db upgrade
+ENTRYPOINT ["venv/bin/gunicorn", "-b", ":5000", "--access-logfile", "-", "--error-logfile", "-", "app:app"]
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index 134e4e2..9029e8a 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def test_init_command(self):
         result = self.cli_runner.invoke(
             args=['init', '--username', 'grey', '--password', '123']
         )
-        self.assertIn('Created the temporary administrator account.', result.output)
+        self.assertIn('Created the administrator account.', result.output)
         self.assertIn('Created the default category.', result.output)
         self.assertEqual(db.session.execute(select(func.count(Admin.id))).scalars().one(), 1)
         self.assertEqual(db.session.execute(select(Admin)).scalar().username, 'grey')
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def test_init_command_with_update(self):
             args=['init', '--username', 'new grey', '--password', '123']
         )
         self.assertIn('Updated the existing administrator account.', result.output)
-        self.assertNotIn('Created the temporary administrator account.', result.output)
+        self.assertNotIn('Created the administrator account.', result.output)
         self.assertEqual(db.session.execute(select(func.count(Admin.id))).scalars().one(), 1)
         self.assertEqual(db.session.execute(select(Admin)).scalar().username, 'new grey')
         self.assertEqual(db.session.execute(select(Category)).scalar().name, 'Default')