diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f66701
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+.config
+**/.idea
+**/.vscode
+github.env
+Taskfile.yaml
+
diff --git a/DOCKER-README.md b/DOCKER-README.md
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--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# Quilibrium Docker Instructions
+
+## Build
+
+Build the docker image:
+```shell
+docker build -t quilibrium -t quilibrium:1.2.9 .
+```
+
+Use latest version instead of `1.2.9`.
+
+
+## Run
+
+Run Quilibrium in a container:
+```shell
+docker compose up -d
+```
+
+A `.config/` subfolder will be created under the current folder, this is mapped inside the container.
+Make sure you backup `config.ym` and `keys.yml`.
+
+
+## Intereact with a running cotainer
+
+Drop into a shell inside a running container:
+```shell
+docker compose exec -it node sh
+```
+
+Watch the logs:
+```shell
+docker compose logs
+```
+
+Get the Peer ID:
+```shell
+docker compose exec node go run ./... -peer-id
+```
+
+Get the token ballance:
+```shell
+docker compose exec node go run ./... -balance
+```
+
+Run the DB console:
+```shell
+docker compose exec node go run ./... -db-console
+```
+
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index ad8887e..be21bf6 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ services:
   node:
     build: ./
     image: quilibrium
-    restart: always
+    restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
       - DEFAULT_LISTEN_GRPC_MULTIADDR=/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/8337
       - DEFAULT_LISTEN_REST_MULTIADDR=/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/8338