diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..946f530f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+*.md
+dist
+.git
+.vscode
+.dockerignore
+.gitignore
+.env
+config
+build
+node_modules
+docker-compose.yaml
+Dockerfile
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 26eb3701..49d89079 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -17,7 +17,20 @@ git clone https://github.com/your-username/free-hit.git
 cd free-hit
 ```
 
-4. Open CMD in your current directory and install pnpm packages using command.[If pnpm is not installed, you can install it by clicking on this link to [pnpm](https://pnpm.io/installation)]
+4. There are two ways to start your application
+
+- Using Docker Compose
+  - Docker must be installed and running before proceeding.
+  - This is the easiest way to start your application without downloading any dependencies that can alter your local versions.
+  - Below command builds the docker image and starts the container where our app will be running on  `http://localhost:5173/`
+
+```markdown
+    docker compose up
+```
+
+- Normal Installation
+
+  - Open CMD in your current directory and install pnpm packages using command.[If pnpm is not installed, you can install it by clicking on this link to [pnpm](https://pnpm.io/installation)]
 
 ```markdown
 pnpm i
@@ -78,7 +91,9 @@ git push
 ```
 
 7. Create a new pull request from your forked repository (Click the `New Pull Request` button located at the top of your repo)
+
 ### How to Create a PR
+
 1. After you push the changes you need to create a pull request and name the issue and mention the issue number,
 eg: chore: added tool #issuenumber
 2. The tags which can be used for url submission are as follows:
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index c344ae9c..54100ab5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
-FROM node:18
+#PULLING an ALPINE IMAGE (LESS IN SIZE)
+FROM node:18-alpine
 
+#INSTALLING PNPM
+RUN npm i -g pnpm
+
+#CHANGING THE DIRECTORY
 WORKDIR /app
 
-COPY package*.json ./
+#COPYING THE NECESSARY FILES
+COPY package.json pnpm-lock.yaml ./
 
+#RUNNING `PNPM INSTALL` TO INSTALL THE DEPENDENCIES
 RUN pnpm install
 
+#COPYING THE FILES TO THE APP DIRECTORY
 COPY . .
 
-EXPOSE 5173
-
-CMD ["pnpm", "start"]
+#RUNNING THE APPLICATION INSIDE THE CONTAINER
+CMD ["pnpm", "start"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dfdd1907
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+version: '3.8'
+services:
+  app:
+    stdin_open: true
+    build: 
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    volumes:
+      - '.:/app'
+      - /app/node_modules
+    ports:
+      - 5173:5173
+    environment:
+      CHOKIDAR_USEPOLLING: 'true'
+
diff --git a/vite.config.js b/vite.config.js
index f16e041c..3cad77f9 100644
--- a/vite.config.js
+++ b/vite.config.js
@@ -9,4 +9,12 @@ export default defineConfig({
     environment: 'jsdom',
     setupFiles: './tests/setup.js',
   },
+  server: {
+    watch: {
+      usePolling: true,
+    },
+    host: true,
+    strictPort: true,
+    port: 5173,
+  }
 })