diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/publish-docker.yml b/.gitea/workflows/publish-docker.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60ee8e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/publish-docker.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+---
+name: Build and Publish Docker Image
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-push:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Log in to Gitea Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: git.br0tkasten.de
+          username: ${{ gitea.actor }}
+          # access token of the user triggering this action
+          # in gitea -> user settings -> applications -> new token -> write:packages and write:repositories
+          # then in gitea -> user settings -> actions -> secrets -> add new secret named "TOKEN" with the value of the access token.
+          password: ${{ secrets.TOKEN }} 
+
+      - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        with:
+          images: git.br0tkasten.de/${{ gitea.repository }}
+          flavor: |
+            latest=true
+          tags: |
+            type=ref,event=branch
+            type=semver,pattern={{version}}
+            type=sha
+
+      - name: Build and push Docker image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+        with:
+          context: .
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 07f838e..3d9cfa1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 __pycache__/
 venv/
 instance/
+webvars.db
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60206be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Use an official Python runtime as a parent image
+FROM python:3.11-slim
+
+# Set the working directory in the container
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install curl for health check
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Copy the requirements file into the container
+COPY requirements.txt .
+
+# Install any needed packages specified in requirements.txt
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Copy the current directory contents into the container at /app
+COPY . .
+
+# Make port 80 available to the world outside this container
+EXPOSE 80
+
+# Add health check
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=30s --start-period=5s --retries=3 CMD curl http://localhost || exit 1
+
+# Run the application using Gunicorn
+CMD ["gunicorn", "--bind", "0.0.0.0:80", "--workers", "4", "wsgi:app"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e69de29..a5974a6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# WebVars
+
+WebVars is a lightweight Flask application for storing and retrieving configuration variables. It supports namespacing by project and uses SQLite for persistence.
+
+## Features
+
+- **Simple API**: Get and set variables via HTTP GET requests.
+- **Namespacing**: Organize variables by namespace and project.
+- **Dockerized**: Ready to deploy with Docker and Docker Compose.
+
+## API Usage
+
+### Set a Variable
+To set a variable, make a GET request to the following pattern:
+`GET /<namespace>/<project>/<name>/<value>`
+
+**Example:**
+```bash
+curl http://localhost:8080/dev/backend/api_key/secret123
+```
+
+### Get a Variable
+To retrieve a variable, make a GET request to:
+`GET /<namespace>/<project>/<name>`
+
+**Example:**
+```bash
+curl http://localhost:8080/dev/backend/api_key
+```
+
+## Deployment
+
+### Using Docker Compose
+
+The easiest way to run WebVars is with Docker Compose.
+
+1. **Start the service:**
+   ```bash
+   docker compose up -d
+   ```
+   The service will be available at `http://localhost:8080`.
+
+2. **Persistence:**
+   The `docker-compose.yml` is configured to mount a local `webvars.db` file to `/app/webvars.db` inside the container. It is recommended to create this file before starting the container to ensure it is treated as a file, not a directory.
+   
+   ```bash
+   touch webvars.db
+   docker compose up -d
+   ```
+
+### Using Docker CLI
+
+You can also build and run the container manually.
+
+1. **Build the image:**
+   ```bash
+   docker build -t webvars .
+   ```
+
+2. **Run the container:**
+   ```bash
+   touch webvars.db
+   docker run -d \
+     -p 8080:80 \
+     -v $(pwd)/webvars.db:/app/webvars.db \
+     --name webvars \
+     webvars
+   ```
diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 4453565..010b467 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ def index(namespace,project,name,value):
             db.session.commit()
         
         v = Webvar.query.filter(Webvar.namespace == namespace).filter(Webvar.project == project).filter(Webvar.name == name).first()
+        if v is None:
+            return "Not Found", '404', {'Content-Type': 'text/plain; charset=utf-8'}
         return v.value, '200', {'Content-Type': 'text/plain; charset=utf-8'}
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43698d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+services:
+  webvars:
+    build:
+      context: .
+    image: git.br0tkasten.de/br0tkasten/webvars:latest
+    container_name: webvars
+    ports:
+      - "8080:80"
+    volumes:
+      - ./webvars.db:/app/webvars.db
+    restart: unless-stopped