diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e03c48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Include any files or directories that you don't want to be copied to your
+# container here (e.g., local build artifacts, temporary files, etc.).
+#
+# For more help, visit the .dockerignore file reference guide at
+# https://docs.docker.com/go/build-context-dockerignore/
+
+**/.DS_Store
+**/.classpath
+**/.dockerignore
+**/.env
+**/.git
+**/.gitignore
+**/.project
+**/.settings
+**/.toolstarget
+**/.vs
+**/.vscode
+**/*.*proj.user
+**/*.dbmdl
+**/*.jfm
+**/bin
+**/charts
+**/docker-compose*
+**/compose.y*ml
+**/Dockerfile*
+**/node_modules
+**/npm-debug.log
+**/obj
+**/secrets.dev.yaml
+**/values.dev.yaml
+LICENSE
+README.md
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd2db9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
+
+# Comments are provided throughout this file to help you get started.
+# If you need more help, visit the Dockerfile reference guide at
+# https://docs.docker.com/go/dockerfile-reference/
+
+# Want to help us make this template better? Share your feedback here: https://forms.gle/ybq9Krt8jtBL3iCk7
+
+################################################################################
+
+# Learn about building .NET container images:
+# https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/main/samples/README.md
+
+# Create a stage for building the application.
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0-alpine AS build
+
+COPY . /source
+
+WORKDIR /source/SCHALE.GameServer
+
+# This is the architecture you’re building for, which is passed in by the builder.
+# Placing it here allows the previous steps to be cached across architectures.
+ARG TARGETARCH
+
+# Build the application.
+# Leverage a cache mount to /root/.nuget/packages so that subsequent builds don't have to re-download packages.
+# If TARGETARCH is "amd64", replace it with "x64" - "x64" is .NET's canonical name for this and "amd64" doesn't
+#   work in .NET 6.0.
+RUN --mount=type=cache,id=nuget,target=/root/.nuget/packages \
+    dotnet publish -a ${TARGETARCH/amd64/x64} --use-current-runtime --self-contained false -p:DefineConstants=DOCKER_BUILD -p:InvariantGlobalization=false -o /app
+
+# If you need to enable globalization and time zones:
+# https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/main/samples/enable-globalization.md
+################################################################################
+# Create a new stage for running the application that contains the minimal
+# runtime dependencies for the application. This often uses a different base
+# image from the build stage where the necessary files are copied from the build
+# stage.
+#
+# The example below uses an aspnet alpine image as the foundation for running the app.
+# It will also use whatever happens to be the most recent version of that tag when you
+# build your Dockerfile. If reproducability is important, consider using a more specific
+# version (e.g., aspnet:7.0.10-alpine-3.18),
+# or SHA (e.g., mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet@sha256:f3d99f54d504a21d38e4cc2f13ff47d67235efeeb85c109d3d1ff1808b38d034).
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:8.0-alpine AS final
+
+ENV \
+    DOTNET_SYSTEM_GLOBALIZATION_INVARIANT=false \
+    LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8 \
+    LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+
+RUN apk add --no-cache \
+    curl \
+    krb5-libs \
+    icu-data-full \
+    icu-libs
+    
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy everything needed to run the app from the "build" stage.
+COPY --from=build /app .
+
+# Switch to a non-privileged user (defined in the base image) that the app will run under.
+# See https://docs.docker.com/go/dockerfile-user-best-practices/
+# and https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/discussions/4764
+USER $APP_UID
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet", "SCHALE.GameServer.dll"]
diff --git a/SCHALE.GameServer/Controllers/Api/GatewayController.cs b/SCHALE.GameServer/Controllers/Api/GatewayController.cs
index 5b8ba0f..744410a 100644
--- a/SCHALE.GameServer/Controllers/Api/GatewayController.cs
+++ b/SCHALE.GameServer/Controllers/Api/GatewayController.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ using System.IO.Compression;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Text.Json.Nodes;
-using Serilog;
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 
 namespace SCHALE.GameServer.Controllers.Api
@@ -14,13 +13,13 @@ namespace SCHALE.GameServer.Controllers.Api
     [Route("/api/[controller]")]
     public class GatewayController : ControllerBase
     {
-        static JsonSerializerOptions jsonOptions = new() // ignore null or fields not set, if this breaks anything, remove it, idk if it does but it makes the pcap logs look more readable
+        private readonly static JsonSerializerOptions jsonOptions = new() // ignore null or fields not set, if this breaks anything, remove it, idk if it does but it makes the pcap logs look more readable
         {
             DefaultIgnoreCondition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault,
         };
 
-        IProtocolHandlerFactory protocolHandlerFactory;
-        ILogger<GatewayController> logger;
+        private readonly IProtocolHandlerFactory protocolHandlerFactory;
+        private readonly ILogger<GatewayController> logger;
 
         public GatewayController(IProtocolHandlerFactory _protocolHandlerFactory, ILogger<GatewayController> _logger)
         {
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@ namespace SCHALE.GameServer.Controllers.Api
             protocolErrorRet:
                 return Results.Json(new
                 {
-                    packet = JsonSerializer.Serialize(new ErrorPacket() { Reason = "Protocol not implemented (Server Error)", ErrorCode = WebAPIErrorCode.InternalServerError }, jsonOptions),
+                    packet = JsonSerializer.Serialize(new ErrorPacket() { Reason = "Protocol not implemented (Server Error)", ErrorCode = WebAPIErrorCode.ServerFailedToHandleRequest }, jsonOptions),
                     protocol = Protocol.Error.ToString()
                 });
             }
diff --git a/SCHALE.GameServer/GameServer.cs b/SCHALE.GameServer/GameServer.cs
index 258a73c..777eb7f 100644
--- a/SCHALE.GameServer/GameServer.cs
+++ b/SCHALE.GameServer/GameServer.cs
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ namespace SCHALE.GameServer
             var config = new ConfigurationBuilder()
                 .SetBasePath(Path.GetDirectoryName(AppContext.BaseDirectory)!)
                 .AddJsonFile("appsettings.json")
-                .AddJsonFile("appsettings.Local.json", true)
                 .AddJsonFile($"appsettings.{Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT") ?? "Production"}.json", true)
+                .AddJsonFile("appsettings.Local.json", true)
                 .Build();
 
             {
diff --git a/SCHALE.GameServer/appsettings.Docker.json b/SCHALE.GameServer/appsettings.Docker.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d673bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SCHALE.GameServer/appsettings.Docker.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "ConnectionStrings": {
+    "SQLServer": "data source=db;User=sa;Password=5CH41364M353rV3r;initial catalog=schale;trusted_connection=false;TrustServerCertificate=True"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/SCHALE.GameServer/appsettings.json b/SCHALE.GameServer/appsettings.json
index b25dd22..5d0385f 100644
--- a/SCHALE.GameServer/appsettings.json
+++ b/SCHALE.GameServer/appsettings.json
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
     "EndPoints": {
       "Http": {
         "Url": "http://0.0.0.0:80"
-      },
-      "Https": {
-        "Url": "https://0.0.0.0:443"
       }
     }
   },
diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7720ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compose.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# Comments are provided throughout this file to help you get started.
+# If you need more help, visit the Docker Compose reference guide at
+# https://docs.docker.com/go/compose-spec-reference/
+
+# Here the instructions define your application as a service called "server".
+# This service is built from the Dockerfile in the current directory.
+# You can add other services your application may depend on here, such as a
+# database or a cache. For examples, see the Awesome Compose repository:
+# https://github.com/docker/awesome-compose
+services:
+  server:
+    environment:
+      - ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Docker
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+    build:
+      context: .
+      target: final
+    ports:
+      - 80:80
+
+  db:
+    image: mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server
+    environment:
+      SA_PASSWORD: "5CH41364M353rV3r"
+      ACCEPT_EULA: "Y"
+    restart: always
+    healthcheck:
+        test: ["CMD-SHELL", "/opt/mssql-tools/bin/sqlcmd -S localhost -U sa -P 5CH41364M353rV3r -Q 'SELECT 1' || exit 1"]
+        interval: 20s
+        retries: 10
+        start_period: 20s
+        timeout: 3s
+
+# The commented out section below is an example of how to define a PostgreSQL
+# database that your application can use. `depends_on` tells Docker Compose to
+# start the database before your application. The `db-data` volume persists the
+# database data between container restarts. The `db-password` secret is used
+# to set the database password. You must create `db/password.txt` and add
+# a password of your choosing to it before running `docker compose up`.
+#     depends_on:
+#       db:
+#         condition: service_healthy
+#   db:
+#     image: postgres
+#     restart: always
+#     user: postgres
+#     secrets:
+#       - db-password
+#     volumes:
+#       - db-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+#     environment:
+#       - POSTGRES_DB=example
+#       - POSTGRES_PASSWORD_FILE=/run/secrets/db-password
+#     expose:
+#       - 5432
+#     healthcheck:
+#       test: [ "CMD", "pg_isready" ]
+#       interval: 10s
+#       timeout: 5s
+#       retries: 5
+# volumes:
+#   db-data:
+# secrets:
+#   db-password:
+#     file: db/password.txt
+