diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dec6100
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Ignore Python cache files
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+*.pyo
+*.pyd
+
+# Ignore Python virtual environment
+venv/
+
+# Ignore pipenv files
+Pipfile
+Pipfile.lock
+
+# Ignore other Python specific files
+*.pyc
+*.pyo
+*.pyd
+*.egg-info/
+dist/
+build/
+
+# Ignore environment files
+*.env*
+
+# Ignore git files
+.git/
+
+# Ignore mp3 files
+*.mp3
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7b93963..87005ae 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 .idea
 .env
 venv
-__pycache__
\ No newline at end of file
+__pycache__
+docker-compose.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7764a42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Use an official Python runtime as a parent image
+FROM python:3.8
+
+# Set the working directory in the container
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+
+# Copy the current directory contents into the container at /usr/src/app
+COPY . .
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+# Make port 7860 available to the world outside this container
+EXPOSE 7860
+
+# Run app.py when the container launches
+CMD ["python", "app.py"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d9d01fe..91e0365 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,5 +12,23 @@
 8. open your browser and type [http://127.0.0.1:7860](http://127.0.0.1:7860)
 9. the api docs in [http://127.0.0.1:7860/?view=api](http://127.0.0.1:7860/?view=api)
 
+## Docker Container Build
+
+To build a Docker container for the OpenAI Text To Speech API with Gradio, follow these steps:
+
+1. Make sure you have Docker installed on your system.
+2. Open a terminal and navigate to the project directory.
+3. Run the following command to build the Docker image:
+    ```
+    docker build -t openai-tts-gradio .
+    ```
+4. Wait for the build process to complete.
+5. Once the build is finished, you can run the Docker container using the following command:
+    ```
+    docker run -d --name openai-tts-gradio -p 7860:7860 -e OPENAI_KEY=<YOUR_OPENAI_KEY> -e SERVER_NAME=0.0.0.0 openai-tts-gradio
+    ```
+6. Open your browser and navigate to [http://127.0.0.1:7860](http://127.0.0.1:7860) to access the API.
+
+
 interface like this
 ![Screen](assets/screen.png "Screen")
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diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index b7868a2..390fee0 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 load_dotenv()
 
+server_name = os.getenv("SERVER_NAME", "127.0.0.1")
 openai_key = os.getenv("OPENAI_KEY")
 
 if openai_key == "<YOUR_OPENAI_KEY>":
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ def tts(
     text.submit(fn=tts, inputs=[text, model, voice, output_file_format, speed], outputs=output_audio, api_name="tts")
     btn.click(fn=tts, inputs=[text, model, voice, output_file_format, speed], outputs=output_audio, api_name=False)
 
-demo.launch()
+demo.launch(server_name=server_name)
 
 # curl --location "http://127.0.0.1:7860/api/tts" \
 # --header "Content-Type: application/json" \