diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7cb5529..3f0d200 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,19 +1,16 @@
 all: run
 
 run:
-	nohup python app.py > output.log 2>&1 & echo $$! > app.pid
+	docker compose build
+	docker compose up -d
 
 stop:
-	@if [ -s app.pid ]; then \
-		kill -9 $$(cat app.pid) && rm -f app.pid; \
-	else \
-		echo "No running process found."; \
-	fi
+	docker compose down -v
 
 restart: stop run
 
 logs:
-	tail -f output.log
+	docker compose logs -f
 
 clean: stop
 	rm -f output.log app.pid
diff --git a/Makefile.old b/Makefile.old
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b90e121
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile.old
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+all: run
+
+run:
+	nohup .venv/bin/python app.py > output.log 2>&1 & echo $$! > app.pid
+
+stop:
+	@if [ -s app.pid ]; then \
+		kill -9 $$(cat app.pid) && rm -f app.pid; \
+	else \
+		echo "No running process found."; \
+	fi
+
+restart: stop run
+
+logs:
+	tail -f output.log
+
+clean: stop
+	rm -f output.log app.pid
+
+reset: clean
+	rm -rf instance
+	rm -rf sites
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diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index b441fa0..1de1b2a 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -31,16 +31,19 @@ from secrets import token_hex
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
 try:
-	with open("instance/secret.key", "rb") as f:
+	with open("/app/instance/secret.key", "rb") as f:
 		app.config["SECRET_KEY"] = bytes.hex(f.readline())
 except FileNotFoundError as e:
-	os.mkdir('instance')
-	with open("instance/secret.key", "wb") as f:
+	if not os.path.exists("/app/instance"):
+		os.mkdir("/app/instance")
+
+	with open("/app/instance/secret.key", "wb") as f:
 		newKey = token_hex(64)
 		f.write(bytearray.fromhex(newKey))
 		app.config["SECRET_KEY"] = newKey
 
-app.config["SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI"] = "sqlite:///db.sqlite"
+PORT = 5121
+app.config["SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI"] = "sqlite:////app/instance/db.sqlite"
 app.config["UPLOAD_FOLDER"] = "sites"
 app.config["SERVER_NAME"] = "tinysite.cloud"
 app.config["SESSION_COOKIE_DOMAIN"] = ".tinysite.cloud"
@@ -62,11 +65,16 @@ RESERVED_SUBDOMAINS = {
 	"secure",
 	"mail",
 	"status",
-	"gateway"
+	"gateway",
 }
 
 
-def isDefaultRoute(subdomain):
+# TODO: add specific page redirects here as they're added
+def isDefaultRoute(hostname: str):
+	if hostname.count(".") < 2:
+		return True
+
+	subdomain = hostname.host.split(".")[0]
 	return not subdomain or subdomain in RESERVED_SUBDOMAINS
 
 
@@ -179,7 +187,12 @@ def register():
 @login_required
 def dashboard():
 	sites = Site.query.filter_by(user_id=current_user.id).all()
-	return render_template("dashboard.html", sites=sites, subdomain=request.host.split('.')[0], hostname=app.config["SERVER_NAME"])
+	return render_template(
+		"dashboard.html",
+		sites=sites,
+		subdomain=request.host.split(".")[0],
+		hostname=app.config["SERVER_NAME"],
+	)
 
 
 @app.route("/upload", methods=["POST"])
@@ -311,18 +324,17 @@ def delete_file(site_id, filename):
 @app.route("/", subdomain="<subdomain>", defaults={"filename": "index.html"})
 @app.route("/<path:filename>")
 def serve_site_content(filename):
-	subdomain = request.host.split('.')[0]
-    
+	subdomain = request.host.split(".")[0]
+
 	site = Site.query.filter_by(subdomain=subdomain).first_or_404()
 	site.last_accessed = datetime.utcnow()
 	db.session.commit()
-  
+
 	site_dir = os.path.join(
 		app.config["UPLOAD_FOLDER"], str(site.user_id), str(site.id)
 	)
 
-	# TODO: add specific page redirects here as they're added
-	if isDefaultRoute(subdomain):
+	if isDefaultRoute(request.host):
 		return send_from_directory("index.html")
 
 	# Security check
@@ -358,11 +370,11 @@ def home():
 	if isDefaultRoute(request.host):
 		return render_template("home.html")
 	else:
-		return serve_site_content('index.html')
+		return serve_site_content("index.html")
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
 	os.makedirs(app.config["UPLOAD_FOLDER"], exist_ok=True)
 	with app.app_context():
 		db.create_all()
-		serve(app, host="0.0.0.0", port=5121)
+		serve(app, host="0.0.0.0", port=PORT)
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8434905
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+services:
+  app:
+    build: .
+    ports:
+      - "5121:5121"
+    networks:
+      - static
+    volumes:
+      - ./instance:/app/instance
+      - ./sites:/app/sites
+    environment:
+      - FLASK_ENV=production
+
+networks:
+  static:
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