diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0f8c96a..4ffb604 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,18 +1,21 @@
-FROM rustlang/rust:nightly
+FROM rust:alpine as build
+
+ENV RUSTFLAGS='-C target-feature=-crt-static'
+
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY ./site .
+RUN apk add --no-cache musl-dev sqlite-dev
+RUN cargo install --path .
+
+FROM alpine:latest
+
+COPY --from=build /usr/local/cargo/bin/crablog /app/crablog
+WORKDIR /app
+RUN apk add --no-cache libgcc sqlite-libs
+
+ENV ROOT_PATH=/app/content
+ENV DATABASE_URL=${ROOT_PATH}/db.sqlite3
 
 EXPOSE 8000
 
-ENV ROOT_PATH=/root/crablog/content
-ENV DATABASE_URL=${ROOT_PATH}/db.sqlite3
-
-RUN mkdir -p /root/crablog
-
-COPY ./site /root/crablog
-
-# set up database
-WORKDIR /root/crablog
-
-# install crablog
-RUN cargo install --path . --root / -j $(nproc)
-
-CMD ["crablog"]
+CMD ["./crablog"]
diff --git a/crablog.env b/crablog.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1bacdfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crablog.env
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+SUBMIT_TOKEN=mysupersecretpw
+BIND_PORT=8000
+USERNAME=
+EMAIL=
+TWITTER_ACCOUNT=
+GITHUB_ACCOUNT=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 1be5631..e8a2a0c 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ services:
         - 8000:8000
     hostname: crablog
     container_name: crablog
-    env_file: .env
+    env_file: ./crablog.env
     restart: unless-stopped
     volumes:
-      - ./content:/root/crablog/content
-volumes:
-  myapp:
+      - ./content:/app/content