diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+node_modules
+.next
+.env
+.env.local
+.env.*.local
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+.DS_Store
+*.pem
+.vercel
+.git
+.gitignore
+README.md
+.vscode
+.idea
+coverage
+*.log
+dist
+build
+.cache
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Dockerfile for the Next.js application in development mode
+FROM oven/bun:1
+
+# Install OpenSSL for Prisma
+RUN apt-get update -y && apt-get install -y openssl && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy package files first to leverage Docker cache
+COPY package.json bun.lockb* ./
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN bun install
+
+# Copy Prisma schema to generate the client
+COPY prisma ./prisma
+
+# Generate Prisma Client
+RUN bunx prisma generate
+
+# Copy the rest of the application
+COPY . .
+
+ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=1
+
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+ENV PORT=3000
+ENV HOSTNAME="0.0.0.0"
+
+# Run in development mode
+CMD ["bun", "dev"]
diff --git a/Dockerfile.cron b/Dockerfile.cron
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+++ b/Dockerfile.cron
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Dockerfile for cron jobs
+FROM alpine:3.19
+
+# Install curl, ca-certificates, tzdata, nodejs and supercronic
+RUN apk add --no-cache curl ca-certificates tzdata nodejs && \
+    curl -fsSLO https://github.com/aptible/supercronic/releases/download/v0.2.29/supercronic-linux-amd64 && \
+    chmod +x supercronic-linux-amd64 && \
+    mv supercronic-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/supercronic
+
+# Add JWT generator script
+COPY scripts/generate-jwt.js /usr/local/bin/generate-jwt
+RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/generate-jwt
+
+# Copy the crontab file
+COPY crontab /etc/crontabs/crontab
+
+# Run supercronic
+CMD ["supercronic", "/etc/crontabs/crontab"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c8840a2..a9c0565 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -100,6 +100,29 @@ This open-source implementation currently focuses on running the **DeepSeek** tr
    bun dev
    ```
 
+Optional: Run with Docker
+
+If you prefer to run the application with Docker and Docker Compose, you can use the included `docker-compose.yml` to start the app, PostgreSQL, and the cron service. Make sure you have a `.env` file with the required variables (see step 3).
+
+Example (recommended):
+
+```bash
+# Build and start services in the background
+docker compose up --build -d
+
+# Initialize the database (run once or whenever schema changes)
+docker compose exec app bunx prisma db push
+
+# Follow app logs
+docker compose logs -f app
+```
+
+To start only the cron worker (if you want cron jobs running separately):
+
+```bash
+docker compose up -d cron
+```
+
 6. **Set up cron jobs** (for automated trading)
 
    You'll need to set up external cron jobs or use a service like [Vercel Cron](https://vercel.com/docs/cron-jobs) to call these endpoints:
diff --git a/crontab b/crontab
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+++ b/crontab
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+# Crontab to run automated jobs
+# Note: standard crontab has minute granularity. The following entries use 'sleep' to approximate three executions per minute (every ~20 seconds).
+#
+# Format: minute hour day month weekday command
+
+# Metrics every ~20 seconds (three executions per minute)
+* * * * * sh -c 'TOKEN=$(generate-jwt) && curl -X GET "$APP_URL/api/cron/20-seconds-metrics-interval?token=$TOKEN" -s -o /dev/null'
+* * * * * sh -c 'sleep 20 && TOKEN=$(generate-jwt) && curl -X GET "$APP_URL/api/cron/20-seconds-metrics-interval?token=$TOKEN" -s -o /dev/null'
+* * * * * sh -c 'sleep 40 && TOKEN=$(generate-jwt) && curl -X GET "$APP_URL/api/cron/20-seconds-metrics-interval?token=$TOKEN" -s -o /dev/null'
+
+# Trading every 3 minutes
+*/3 * * * * sh -c 'TOKEN=$(generate-jwt) && curl -X GET "$APP_URL/api/cron/3-minutes-run-interval?token=$TOKEN" -s -o /dev/null'
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e46775d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+services:
+  # PostgreSQL Database
+  db:
+    image: postgres:16-alpine
+    container_name: nof1-db
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_USER: postgres
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-postgres}
+      POSTGRES_DB: nof1
+    volumes:
+      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    ports:
+      - "5432:5432"
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U postgres"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+
+  # Next.js Application
+  app:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    container_name: nof1-app
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    ports:
+      - "3000:3000"
+    environment:
+      # Application
+      NEXT_PUBLIC_URL: ${NEXT_PUBLIC_URL:-http://localhost:3000}
+
+      # Database
+      DATABASE_URL: postgresql://postgres:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-postgres}@db:5432/nof1
+
+      # AI Models
+      DEEPSEEK_API_KEY: ${DEEPSEEK_API_KEY}
+      OPENROUTER_API_KEY: ${OPENROUTER_API_KEY}
+
+      # Market Research
+      EXA_API_KEY: ${EXA_API_KEY}
+
+      # Trading (Binance)
+      BINANCE_API_KEY: ${BINANCE_API_KEY}
+      BINANCE_API_SECRET: ${BINANCE_API_SECRET}
+
+      # Trading Configuration
+      START_MONEY: ${START_MONEY:-10000}
+
+      # Cron Job Authentication
+      CRON_SECRET_KEY: ${CRON_SECRET_KEY}
+
+      # Node Environment
+      NODE_ENV: development
+    volumes:
+      - .:/app
+      - /app/node_modules
+      - /app/.next
+    depends_on:
+      db:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    command: sh -c "bunx prisma db push && bun dev"
+
+  # Cron Jobs
+  cron:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.cron
+    container_name: nof1-cron
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      APP_URL: http://app:3000
+      CRON_SECRET_KEY: ${CRON_SECRET_KEY}
+      TZ: ${TZ:-UTC}
+    depends_on:
+      - app
+
+volumes:
+  postgres_data:
+    driver: local
diff --git a/scripts/generate-jwt.js b/scripts/generate-jwt.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b21c55a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/generate-jwt.js
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+#!/usr/bin/env node
+// Minimal JWT (HS256) generator without external deps
+// Reads secret from env CRON_SECRET_KEY and prints a token to stdout
+
+const crypto = require('crypto');
+
+function base64url(input) {
+  return Buffer.from(input)
+    .toString('base64')
+    .replace(/=/g, '')
+    .replace(/\+/g, '-')
+    .replace(/\//g, '_');
+}
+
+const secret = process.env.CRON_SECRET_KEY || '';
+if (!secret) {
+  console.error('CRON_SECRET_KEY is not set');
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+const header = { alg: 'HS256', typ: 'JWT' };
+const payload = {
+  sub: 'cron-token',
+  iat: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000),
+};
+
+const headerB64 = base64url(JSON.stringify(header));
+const payloadB64 = base64url(JSON.stringify(payload));
+const data = `${headerB64}.${payloadB64}`;
+const signature = crypto
+  .createHmac('sha256', secret)
+  .update(data)
+  .digest('base64')
+  .replace(/=/g, '')
+  .replace(/\+/g, '-')
+  .replace(/\//g, '_');
+
+process.stdout.write(`${data}.${signature}`);