diff --git a/src/Services/ApplicationService/.dockerignore b/src/Services/ApplicationService/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a0a6f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Services/ApplicationService/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+**/.classpath
+**/.dockerignore
+**/.env
+**/.git
+**/.gitignore
+**/.project
+**/.settings
+**/.toolstarget
+**/.vs
+**/.vscode
+**/*.*proj.user
+**/*.dbmdl
+**/*.jfm
+**/azds.yaml
+**/bin
+**/charts
+**/docker-compose*
+**/Dockerfile*
+**/node_modules
+**/npm-debug.log
+**/obj
+**/secrets.dev.yaml
+**/values.dev.yaml
+LICENSE
+README.md
+!**/.gitignore
+!.git/HEAD
+!.git/config
+!.git/packed-refs
+!.git/refs/heads/**
diff --git a/src/Services/ApplicationService/Dockerfile b/src/Services/ApplicationService/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60ce4e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Services/ApplicationService/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# See https://aka.ms/customizecontainer to learn how to customize your debug container and how Visual Studio uses this Dockerfile to build your images for faster debugging.
+
+# This stage is used when running from VS in fast mode (Default for Debug configuration)
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:10.0 AS base
+USER $APP_UID
+WORKDIR /app
+EXPOSE 8080
+
+
+# This stage is used to build the service project
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:10.0 AS build
+ARG BUILD_CONFIGURATION=Release
+WORKDIR /src
+COPY ["ApplicationService.csproj", "."]
+RUN dotnet restore "./ApplicationService.csproj"
+COPY . .
+WORKDIR "/src/."
+RUN dotnet build "./ApplicationService.csproj" -c $BUILD_CONFIGURATION -o /app/build
+
+# This stage is used to publish the service project to be copied to the final stage
+FROM build AS publish
+ARG BUILD_CONFIGURATION=Release
+RUN dotnet publish "./ApplicationService.csproj" -c $BUILD_CONFIGURATION -o /app/publish /p:UseAppHost=false
+
+# This stage is used in production or when running from VS in regular mode (Default when not using the Debug configuration)
+FROM base AS final
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY --from=publish /app/publish .
+ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet", "ApplicationService.dll"]
diff --git a/src/Services/ApplicationService/Properties/launchSettings.json b/src/Services/ApplicationService/Properties/launchSettings.json
index 8498ff5..fa79611 100644
--- a/src/Services/ApplicationService/Properties/launchSettings.json
+++ b/src/Services/ApplicationService/Properties/launchSettings.json
@@ -1,23 +1,22 @@
-{
-  "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/launchsettings.json",
+{
   "profiles": {
     "http": {
       "commandName": "Project",
-      "dotnetRunMessages": true,
-      "launchBrowser": false,
-      "applicationUrl": "http://localhost:5020",
       "environmentVariables": {
         "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
-      }
-    },
-    "https": {
-      "commandName": "Project",
+      },
       "dotnetRunMessages": true,
-      "launchBrowser": false,
-      "applicationUrl": "https://localhost:7290;http://localhost:5020",
+      "applicationUrl": "http://localhost:5020"
+    },
+    "Container (Dockerfile)": {
+      "commandName": "Docker",
+      "launchUrl": "http://{ServiceHost}:{ServicePort}",
       "environmentVariables": {
-        "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
-      }
+        "ASPNETCORE_HTTP_PORTS": "8080"
+      },
+      "publishAllPorts": true,
+      "useSSL": false
     }
-  }
+  },
+  "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/launchsettings.json"
 }