diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cab8412e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+FROM golang:1.22 as base
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY . .
+
+RUN go mod download
+
+RUN go build -o main .
+
+FROM gcr.io/distroless/base
+
+COPY --from=base /app/main .
+
+COPY --from=base /app/static ./static
+
+EXPOSE 8080
+
+CMD [ "./main" ]
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 21c7f3eb3..f0d3e6ad2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 This is a simple website written in Golang. It uses the `net/http` package to serve HTTP requests.
 
+## Installing Go on your machine
+
+Download and install Go for your respective OS from `https://go.dev/doc/install`
+
 ## Running the server
 
 To run the server, execute the following command:
diff --git a/k8s/manifests/deployment.yaml b/k8s/manifests/deployment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa66e1aae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/k8s/manifests/deployment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: go-web-app
+  labels:
+    app: go-web-app
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: go-web-app
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: go-web-app
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: go-web-app
+        image: joethomas97/go-web-app:v1
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 8080
diff --git a/k8s/manifests/ingress.yaml b/k8s/manifests/ingress.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..39122ef40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/k8s/manifests/ingress.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Ingress resource for the application
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Ingress
+metadata:
+  name: go-web-app
+  annotations:
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/rewrite-target: /
+spec:
+  ingressClassName: nginx
+  rules:
+  - host: go-web-app.local
+    http:
+      paths: 
+      - path: /
+        pathType: Prefix
+        backend:
+          service:
+            name: go-web-app
+            port:
+              number: 80
diff --git a/k8s/manifests/service.yaml b/k8s/manifests/service.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b934c27b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/k8s/manifests/service.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: go-web-app
+  labels:
+    app: go-web-app
+spec:
+  selector:
+    app: go-web-app
+  ports:
+    - protocol: TCP
+      port: 80
+      targetPort: 8080
+  type: ClusterIP
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