diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a33d2a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "workbench.colorCustomizations": {
+    "activityBar.activeBackground": "#ab307e",
+    "activityBar.activeBorder": "#25320e",
+    "activityBar.background": "#ab307e",
+    "activityBar.foreground": "#e7e7e7",
+    "activityBar.inactiveForeground": "#e7e7e799",
+    "activityBarBadge.background": "#25320e",
+    "activityBarBadge.foreground": "#e7e7e7",
+    "statusBar.background": "#832561",
+    "statusBar.foreground": "#e7e7e7",
+    "statusBarItem.hoverBackground": "#ab307e",
+    "titleBar.activeBackground": "#832561",
+    "titleBar.activeForeground": "#e7e7e7",
+    "titleBar.inactiveBackground": "#83256199",
+    "titleBar.inactiveForeground": "#e7e7e799"
+  },
+  "peacock.remoteColor": "#832561"
+}
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1a1cb90..fb2b5e3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,14 +2,24 @@
 
 An MVP boilerplate for a django / react app.
 
+# Setup
+
+```
+python manage.py migrate
+python manage.py createsuperuser --email admin@example.com --username admin --password whatever
+```
+
 # Boilerplate Features
+
 - Authentication
 - User Table (username, email, password)
 
-# Extras 
+# Extras
+
 - dockerized
 
 # Frontend
+
 - [x] useGet hook
 - [x] User context
 - [x] auth api
@@ -17,6 +27,7 @@ An MVP boilerplate for a django / react app.
 - [ ] socket hook
 
 # Backend
+
 - user CRUD
 - login / logout / forgot password
-- serve static index (prod)
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+- serve static index (prod)
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc66904
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+version: "3.8"
+
+services:
+  frontend:
+    build:
+      context: ./frontend
+    volumes:
+      - ./frontend/src:/usr/src/frontend/src
+    ports:
+      - 3000:3000
+    environment:
+      CHOKIDAR_USEPOLLING: "true"
+    command: ["npm", "run", "start"]
+
+  server:
+    build:
+      context: ./server
+    volumes:
+      - ./server:/usr/src/server
+    ports:
+      - 8000:8000
+    command: ["python", "manage.py", "runserver"]
diff --git a/frontend/.dockerignore b/frontend/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b512c09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+node_modules
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diff --git a/frontend/.vscode/settings.json b/frontend/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f24657c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "workbench.colorCustomizations": {
+    "activityBar.activeBackground": "#1f6fd0",
+    "activityBar.activeBorder": "#ee90bb",
+    "activityBar.background": "#1f6fd0",
+    "activityBar.foreground": "#e7e7e7",
+    "activityBar.inactiveForeground": "#e7e7e799",
+    "activityBarBadge.background": "#ee90bb",
+    "activityBarBadge.foreground": "#15202b",
+    "statusBar.background": "#1857a4",
+    "statusBar.foreground": "#e7e7e7",
+    "statusBarItem.hoverBackground": "#1f6fd0",
+    "titleBar.activeBackground": "#1857a4",
+    "titleBar.activeForeground": "#e7e7e7",
+    "titleBar.inactiveBackground": "#1857a499",
+    "titleBar.inactiveForeground": "#e7e7e799"
+  },
+  "peacock.remoteColor": "#1857a4"
+}
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diff --git a/frontend/Dockerfile b/frontend/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c46f3ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+FROM node:14  
+
+WORKDIR /usr/src/frontend
+COPY . . 
+
+RUN npm i
+
+EXPOSE 3000 
+
diff --git a/server/Dockerfile b/server/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21cca3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+FROM python:3
+
+WORKDIR /usr/src/server
+
+COPY . .
+
+RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+EXPOSE 8000
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diff --git a/server/setup.sh b/server/setup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2afe26a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+python manage.py migrate
+python manage.py createsuperuser --email admin@example.com --username admin
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