diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19ad46a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+FROM oven/bun:1
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+
+COPY ./backend/src ./src
+COPY ./backend/scripts/ ./scripts
+COPY ./backend/package.json ./
+
+RUN bun install
+RUN bun dbinit all
+RUN chmod 666 database.sqlite
+
+# run the app
+USER bun
+EXPOSE 3000/tcp
+ENTRYPOINT [ "bun", "run", "src/index.ts" ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/vite.config.ts b/frontend/vite.config.ts
index d8f6e77..033e0b4 100644
--- a/frontend/vite.config.ts
+++ b/frontend/vite.config.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
   server: {
     proxy: {
       '/api': {
-        target: 'http://localhost:3000',
+        target: 'https://splitit-s3is.onrender.com',
         changeOrigin: true,
         rewrite: (path) => path.replace(/^\/api/, ''),
       }