diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_docker_image.yml b/.github/workflows/build_docker_image.yml
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+name: Build docker image
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - 'main'
+
+jobs:
+  Build-Docker-Image:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      -
+        name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      
+      -
+        name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1
+
+      - id: repository_name
+        uses: ASzc/change-string-case-action@v1
+        with:
+          string: ${{ github.repository }}
+
+      -
+        name: Login to ghcr.io
+        uses: docker/login-action@v1 
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      -
+        name: Build and push
+        id: docker_build
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v2
+        env:
+          IMAGE: ${{ steps.repository_name.outputs.lowercase }}
+        with:
+          push: true
+          tags: ghcr.io/${{ env.IMAGE }}:latest
+          context: .
+          file: ./docker/build.dockerfile
+
+      - 
+        name: Invoke deployment hook
+        uses: joelwmale/webhook-action@master
+        with:
+          url: ${{ secrets.WEBHOOK_URL }}
diff --git a/docker/build.dockerfile b/docker/build.dockerfile
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+FROM python:3.10-slim as build-image
+
+RUN apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y gcc build-essential python3-dev libpq-dev libffi-dev \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+WORKDIR /root/poetry
+COPY pyproject.toml poetry.lock /root/poetry/
+
+RUN pip install poetry --no-cache-dir \
+    && poetry export --without-hashes > requirements.txt
+
+ENV VENV_PATH=/opt/venv
+
+RUN python -m venv $VENV_PATH \
+    && . /opt/venv/bin/activate \
+    && pip install -r requirements.txt --no-cache-dir
+
+
+FROM python:3.10-slim as runtime-image
+
+RUN apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y python3-dev libpq-dev libffi-dev \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY ./fastapi_book_server/ /app/
+
+ENV VENV_PATH=/opt/venv
+COPY --from=build-image $VENV_PATH $VENV_PATH
+ENV PATH="$VENV_PATH/bin:$PATH"
+
+COPY ./scripts/start.sh /root/
+
+EXPOSE 8080
+
+CMD bash /root/start.sh
diff --git a/scripts/start.sh b/scripts/start.sh
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+cd /app
+alembic -c ./app/alembic.ini upgrade head
+uvicorn main:app --host="0.0.0.0" --port="8080"