diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1917669
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+*
+
+!Cargo.toml
+!Cargo.lock
+!src/
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 905d09f..267150d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@ version = "3.7.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9c59e7af012c713f529e7a3ee57ce9b31ddd858d4b512923602f74608b009631"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "byteorder"
+version = "1.4.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "14c189c53d098945499cdfa7ecc63567cf3886b3332b312a5b4585d8d3a6a610"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bytes"
 version = "1.0.1"
@@ -170,6 +176,29 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "diesel"
+version = "1.4.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bba51ca66f57261fd17cadf8b73e4775cc307d0521d855de3f5de91a8f074e0e"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags",
+ "byteorder",
+ "diesel_derives",
+ "pq-sys",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "diesel_derives"
+version = "1.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "45f5098f628d02a7a0f68ddba586fb61e80edec3bdc1be3b921f4ceec60858d3"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "discard"
 version = "1.0.4"
@@ -373,6 +402,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "hilde"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "diesel",
  "rocket",
 ]
 
@@ -661,6 +691,15 @@ version = "0.2.10"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ac74c624d6b2d21f425f752262f42188365d7b8ff1aff74c82e45136510a4857"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "pq-sys"
+version = "0.4.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6ac25eee5a0582f45a67e837e350d784e7003bd29a5f460796772061ca49ffda"
+dependencies = [
+ "vcpkg",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro-hack"
 version = "0.5.19"
@@ -1262,6 +1301,12 @@ version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8ccb82d61f80a663efe1f787a51b16b5a51e3314d6ac365b08639f52387b33f3"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "vcpkg"
+version = "0.2.14"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "70455df2fdf4e9bf580a92e443f1eb0303c390d682e2ea817312c9e81f8c3399"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "version_check"
 version = "0.9.3"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2e688d4..906e147 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 [package]
 name = "hilde"
 version = "0.1.0"
-authors = ["jjr <roosensjef@gmail.com>"]
+authors = ["Jef Roosens <roosensjef@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
 rocket = "0.5.0-rc.1"
+diesel = { version = "1.4.7", features = ["postgres"] }
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e886dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+FROM rust:1.52-alpine3.13 AS builder
+
+WORKDIR /src
+
+COPY Cargo.toml Cargo.lock ./
+COPY src ./src/
+
+RUN cargo build \
+    --release
+
+
+FROM alpine:3.13
+
+COPY --from=builder /src/target/release/hilde /usr/local/bin/hilde
+
+ENTRYPOINT [ "/usr/local/bin/hilde" ]