diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index decd58b..c0eca8f 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 .git
+node_modules
 config.json
 database
-node_modules
 db.json
+dist/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3d40b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+name: Build and Publish Docker Image
+
+on:
+  push:
+  pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+env:
+  REGISTRY: ghcr.io
+  IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
+
+jobs:
+  build-publish:
+    env:
+      SHOULD_PUSH_IMAGE: ${{ (github.event_name == 'push' && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/dev')) || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Set up QEMU for Docker
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Log into the container registry
+        if: ${{ env.SHOULD_PUSH_IMAGE == 'true' }}
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Extract Docker metadata
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        with:
+          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
+          tags: |
+            type=raw,value=latest,enable=${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}
+            type=raw,value=edge,enable=${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/dev' }}
+            type=sha
+
+      - name: Build and push Docker image
+        id: build-and-push
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        with:
+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          push: ${{ env.SHOULD_PUSH_IMAGE }}
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+          cache-from: type=gha
+          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index bc307fa..c67c922 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,25 +1,50 @@
-FROM node:18-buster
-
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --fix-missing --no-install-recommends \
-    build-essential \
-    curl \
-    git-core \
-    iputils-ping \
-    pkg-config \
-    rsync \
-    software-properties-common \
-    unzip \
-    wget
-WORKDIR /app
-
-COPY "docker/entrypoint.sh" ./
-
-COPY package*.json ./
-RUN npm install
+# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
+
+ARG app_dir="/home/node/app"
+
+
+# * Base Node.js image
+FROM node:20-alpine AS base
+ARG app_dir
+WORKDIR ${app_dir}
+RUN apk add --no-cache python3 py3-pip make gcc g++
+
+# * Installing production dependencies
+FROM base AS dependencies
+
+RUN --mount=type=bind,source=package.json,target=package.json \
+	--mount=type=bind,source=package-lock.json,target=package-lock.json \
+	--mount=type=cache,target=/root/.npm \
+	npm ci --omit=dev
+
+
+# * Installing development dependencies and building the application
+FROM base AS build
+
+RUN --mount=type=bind,source=package.json,target=package.json \
+	--mount=type=bind,source=package-lock.json,target=package-lock.json \
+	--mount=type=cache,target=/root/.npm \
+	npm ci
+
+COPY . .
 RUN npm run build
 
-COPY . ./
 
-VOLUME [ "/app/config.json", "/app/database", "/app/db.json" ]
+# * Running the final application
+FROM base AS final
+ARG app_dir
+
+RUN mkdir database && chown node:node database
+
+ENV NODE_ENV=production
+USER node
+
+
+COPY package.json .
+
+COPY --from=dependencies ${app_dir}/node_modules ${app_dir}/node_modules
+COPY --from=build ${app_dir}/dist ${app_dir}/dist
+
+VOLUME ["./config.json", "./database"]
 
-CMD ["sh", "entrypoint.sh"]
+CMD ["node", "--max-old-space-size=4096", "."]
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2932481..de3d613 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node --max-old-space-size=4096 .",
     "start:dev": "NODE_ENV=development node .",
-    "lint": "npx eslint .",
-    "build": "npm run lint && npm run clean && npx tsc && npx tsc-alias",
+    "lint": "eslint .",
+    "build": "npm run lint && npm run clean && tsc && tsc-alias",
     "clean": "npx rimraf ./dist"
   },
   "keywords": [],
diff --git a/src/bot.ts b/src/bot.ts
index 5b7ad0d..97476d8 100644
--- a/src/bot.ts
+++ b/src/bot.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import messageDeleteHandler from '@/events/messageDelete';
 import messageUpdateHandler from '@/events/messageUpdate';
 import reactionRemoveHandler from '@/events/reactionRemove';
 import readyHandler from '@/events/ready';
-import config from '@/config.json';
+import config from '@/config';
 import type { ClientContextMenu, ClientCommand } from '@/types';
 
 export const client = new Client({
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0510ade
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
+
+interface Config {
+	bot_token: string;
+	json_db_path: string;
+	sequelize: {
+		force: boolean;
+		alter: boolean;
+	}
+}
+
+const rawConfigData = readFileSync(path.join(process.cwd(), './config.json'), {
+	encoding: 'utf-8'
+});
+const configData: Config = JSON.parse(rawConfigData);
+
+export default configData;
diff --git a/src/db.ts b/src/db.ts
index 1dc1dd8..ea13ea7 100644
--- a/src/db.ts
+++ b/src/db.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import JSONdb from 'simple-json-db';
 import path from 'path';
-import config from '@/config.json';
+import config from '@/config';
 
 const db = new JSONdb<string>(path.resolve(config.json_db_path));
 
diff --git a/src/events/ready.ts b/src/events/ready.ts
index c49ab56..9acb133 100644
--- a/src/events/ready.ts
+++ b/src/events/ready.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { checkMatchmakingThreads } from '@/matchmaking-threads';
 import { loadModel } from '@/check-nsfw';
 import { SlowMode } from '@/models/slow-mode';
 import handleSlowMode from '@/slow-mode';
-import config from '@/config.json';
+import config from '@/config';
 import type { Database } from 'sqlite3';
 import type { Client } from 'discord.js';
 
diff --git a/src/setup-guild.ts b/src/setup-guild.ts
index fb488c7..197b61c 100644
--- a/src/setup-guild.ts
+++ b/src/setup-guild.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { PermissionFlagsBits } from 'discord.js';
 import { REST } from '@discordjs/rest';
 import { Routes } from 'discord-api-types/v10';
-import { bot_token as botToken } from '@/config.json';
+import config from '@/config';
 import type { Guild } from 'discord.js';
 
-const rest = new REST({ version: '10' }).setToken(botToken);
+const rest = new REST({ version: '10' }).setToken(config.bot_token);
 
 export async function setupGuild(guild: Guild): Promise<void> {
 	// * Do nothing if the bot does not have the correct permissions