diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+# Use Node.js 18 as the base image
+FROM node:18-alpine
+
+# Create the working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy package.json and package-lock.json first for efficient caching
+COPY package*.json ./
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN npm install
+
+# Copy the rest of the project files
+COPY . .
+
+# Compile TypeScript (assuming tsc is installed as a dev dependency)
+RUN npm run tsc
+
+# Expose the port for your application (replace 3000 with the correct port)
+EXPOSE 21000
+
+# Set environment variables
+ENV LND_ADDRESS=127.0.0.1:10009
+ENV LND_CERT_PATH=/root/.lnd/tls.cert
+ENV LND_MACAROON_PATH=/root/.lnd/data/chain/bitcoin/mainnet/admin.macaroon
+ENV DATABASE_FILE=db.sqlite
+
+# Start the application
+CMD ["node", "build/src/index.js"]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  lightning-pub:
+    image: lightning-pub
+    volumes:
+      - ./data:/app/data  # Mount a volume to persist db.sqlite
+    environment:
+      # Provide actual LND container name or network details for LND_ADDRESS
+      LND_ADDRESS: lnd:10009
+    depends_on:
+      - lnd
+
+  lnd:
+    # ... configuration for the LND container
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-{"include":["**/*.spec.ts"]}
\ No newline at end of file