diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yaml b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc63c0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+name: Build and push image to ECR
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-push-ecr-image:
+    name: Build Image
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Check out code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Install Utilities
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get update
+        sudo apt-get install -y jq unzip
+    - name: Configure AWS credentials
+      uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1
+      with:
+        aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+        aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+        aws-region: us-east-1
+    - name: Login to Amazon ECR
+      id: login-ecr
+      uses: aws-actions/amazon-ecr-login@v1
+    - name: Build, tag, and push image to Amazon ECR
+      env:
+        ECR_REGISTRY: ${{ steps.login-ecr.outputs.registry }}
+        ECR_REPOSITORY: GemstonePricePrediction
+        IMAGE_TAG: latest
+      run: |
+        docker build -t $ECR_REGISTRY/$ECR_REPOSITORY:$IMAGE_TAG .
+        docker push $ECR_REGISTRY/$ECR_REPOSITORY:$IMAGE_TAG
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb65d5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+FROM python:3.9-slim-buster
+WORKDIR /service
+COPY requirements.txt .
+COPY . ./
+RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
+ENTRYPOINT ["python3", "app.py"]
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diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 55f552a..8acec5d 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ def predict_datapoint():
     
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    app.run(port=5001, debug=True)
+    app.run(host="0.0.0.0", port=8080)
diff --git a/template.py b/template.py
index 033885d..ae69e9b 100644
--- a/template.py
+++ b/template.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 list_of_files = [
     ".github/workflows/.gitkeep",
+    ".github/workflows/main.yaml",
+    "Dockerfile",
     f"src/{package_name}/__init__.py",
     f"src/{package_name}/components/__init__.py",
     f"src/{package_name}/components/data_ingestion.py",