diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 885eac2..65eef93 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 db
-templates
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66cb630
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+name: Docker Build and Publish
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "master" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "master" ]
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+      uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+
+    - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
+      uses: docker/login-action@v2
+      with:
+        registry: ghcr.io
+        username: ${{ github.actor }}
+        password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+    - name: Build and push Docker image
+      uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
+      with:
+        context: .
+        file: ./Dockerfile-optimized
+        push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
+        tags: |
+          ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:latest
+          ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:${{ github.sha }}
+        cache-from: type=gha
+        cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6f4c7e1..76ec0b2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 db/
 .env
-wot-relay
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile-optimized b/Dockerfile-optimized
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c80ed9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile-optimized
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# Stage 1: Build the Go application
+FROM golang:bookworm AS builder
+
+# Set the working directory within the container
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy go.mod and go.sum files
+COPY go.mod go.sum ./
+
+# Download dependencies
+RUN go mod download
+
+# Copy the rest of the application source code
+COPY . .
+
+# Set fixed environment variables for build
+ENV DB_PATH="db"
+ENV INDEX_PATH="templates/index.html"
+ENV STATIC_PATH="templates/static"
+
+# touch a .env
+RUN touch .env
+
+# Build the Go application
+RUN go build -o main .
+
+# Stage 2: Create a minimal image to run the Go application
+FROM debian:bookworm-slim
+
+# Set the working directory within the container
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy the Go binary from the builder stage
+COPY --from=builder /app/main /app/
+
+# Copy any necessary files like templates, static assets, etc.
+COPY --from=builder /app/templates /app/templates
+COPY --from=builder /app/.env /app/
+
+# Expose the port that the application will run on
+EXPOSE 3334
+
+# Set the command to run the executable
+CMD ["./main"]
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index f418641..59a629b 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -46,17 +46,17 @@ func main() {
 	reset := "\033[0m"
 
 	art := `
-888       888      88888888888      8888888b.          888                   
-888   o   888          888          888   Y88b         888                   
-888  d8b  888          888          888    888         888                   
-888 d888b 888  .d88b.  888          888   d88P .d88b.  888  8888b.  888  888 
-888d88888b888 d88""88b 888          8888888P" d8P  Y8b 888     "88b 888  888 
-88888P Y88888 888  888 888          888 T88b  88888888 888 .d888888 888  888 
-8888P   Y8888 Y88..88P 888          888  T88b Y8b.     888 888  888 Y88b 888 
-888P     Y888  "Y88P"  888          888   T88b "Y8888  888 "Y888888  "Y88888 
-                                                                         888 
-                                                                    Y8b d88P 
-                                               powered by: khatru     "Y88P"  
+888       888      88888888888      8888888b.          888
+888   o   888          888          888   Y88b         888
+888  d8b  888          888          888    888         888
+888 d888b 888  .d88b.  888          888   d88P .d88b.  888  8888b.  888  888
+888d88888b888 d88""88b 888          8888888P" d8P  Y8b 888     "88b 888  888
+88888P Y88888 888  888 888          888 T88b  88888888 888 .d888888 888  888
+8888P   Y8888 Y88..88P 888          888  T88b Y8b.     888 888  888 Y88b 888
+888P     Y888  "Y88P"  888          888   T88b "Y8888  888 "Y888888  "Y88888
+                                                                         888
+                                                                    Y8b d88P
+                                               powered by: khatru     "Y88P"
 	`
 
 	fmt.Println(green + art + reset)