diff --git a/api/package-lock.json b/api/package-lock.json
index ec0a4cd..b91e3ef 100644
--- a/api/package-lock.json
+++ b/api/package-lock.json
@@ -414,6 +414,11 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-s2+XdvhPCOF01LRQBC8hf4vhbVmI2CGS5aZnxLJlT5FtdhPCDFq80q++zK2KlrVorVDdL5BOGZ/VfLrVtYNF+Q==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "dotenv": {
+      "version": "10.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-10.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-rlBi9d8jpv9Sf1klPjNfFAuWDjKLwTIJJ/VxtoTwIR6hnZxcEOQCZg2oIL3MWBYw5GpUDKOEnND7LXTbIpQ03Q=="
+    },
     "dynamic-dedupe": {
       "version": "0.3.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dynamic-dedupe/-/dynamic-dedupe-0.3.0.tgz",
diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
index 26cdab6..f9b79f3 100644
--- a/api/package.json
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     "@hapi/joi": "^16.1.8",
     "bcryptjs": "^2.4.3",
     "connect-redis": "^4.0.3",
+    "dotenv": "^10.0.0",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "express-session": "^1.17.0",
     "ioredis": "^4.14.1",
diff --git a/api/src/config/app.ts b/api/src/config/app.ts
index 629b2ca..fde9c8e 100644
--- a/api/src/config/app.ts
+++ b/api/src/config/app.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
+  require('dotenv').config();
+}
+
 export const {
   NODE_ENV = 'development',
 
diff --git a/dockerfile b/dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2daef5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#docker file
+FROM node:14
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+COPY ./api/package*.json ./
+RUN npm install
+COPY ./api/ .
+EXPOSE 8888
+CMD [ "node", "app.js" ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/req.http b/req.http
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ae2eb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/req.http
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+###
+POST http://localhost:8888/register HTTP/1.1
+content-type: application/json
+
+{
+    "email": "azees.math@gmail.com",
+    "name": "alex",
+    "password": "Jdepro123",
+    "passwordConfirmation": "Jdepro123"
+}
+
+###
+GET http://localhost:8888/home HTTP/1.1
+content-type: application/json