diff --git a/.devcontainer/codespaces/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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rename from .devcontainer/codespaces/devcontainer.json
rename to .devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 06cc85e..972285a 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/codespaces/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	"name": "TalkForm",
 
 	// NOTE: because codespaces automatically 
-	"dockerFile": "../../Dockerfile.codespaces",
+	"dockerFile": "../Dockerfile",
 	// Or use a Dockerfile or Docker Compose file. More info: https://containers.dev/guide/dockerfile
 	// "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/typescript-node:1-18-bullseye",
 
diff --git a/.devcontainer/local/deprecated-Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/local/deprecated-Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86ea5d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/local/deprecated-Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Use the specified image
+# this had trouble with the `yarn install`
+# FROM mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/typescript-node:1-18-bullseye
+# FROM node:18.15.0-alpine
+FROM node:18.15.0-bullseye-slim
+
+# Set the working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# necessary for some of the npm packages
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    python3 \
+    make \
+    g++
+
+# https://docs.doppler.com/docs/install-cli
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl gnupg && \
+    curl -sLf --retry 3 --tlsv1.2 --proto "=https" 'https://packages.doppler.com/public/cli/gpg.DE2A7741A397C129.key' | gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/doppler-archive-keyring.gpg && \
+    echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/doppler-archive-keyring.gpg] https://packages.doppler.com/public/cli/deb/debian any-version main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/doppler-cli.list && \
+    apt-get update && \
+    apt-get -y install doppler
+
+# Copy package.json and yarn.lock into the working directory
+COPY package.json yarn.lock ./
+
+# Install dependencies using yarn
+RUN yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+
+# Copy the rest of the project files into the working directory
+COPY . .
+
+# Expose the port your app runs on
+EXPOSE 3000
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diff --git a/.devcontainer/local/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/local/deprecated-devcontainer.json
similarity index 100%
rename from .devcontainer/local/devcontainer.json
rename to .devcontainer/local/deprecated-devcontainer.json
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41f5221
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Use the specified image
+# this had trouble with the `yarn install`
+# FROM mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/typescript-node:1-18-bullseye
+# FROM node:18.15.0-alpine
+FROM node:18.15.0-bullseye-slim
+
+# codespaces automatically clones the repo into /workspaces/<repo-name>
+# WORKDIR /app
+
+# necessary for some of the npm packages
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    python3 \
+    make \
+    g++
+
+# https://docs.doppler.com/docs/install-cli
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl gnupg && \
+    curl -sLf --retry 3 --tlsv1.2 --proto "=https" 'https://packages.doppler.com/public/cli/gpg.DE2A7741A397C129.key' | gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/doppler-archive-keyring.gpg && \
+    echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/doppler-archive-keyring.gpg] https://packages.doppler.com/public/cli/deb/debian any-version main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/doppler-cli.list && \
+    apt-get update && \
+    apt-get -y install doppler
+
+# codespaces automatically clones the repo into /workspaces/<repo-name>
+# COPY package.json yarn.lock ./
+
+# codespaces automatically clones the repo into /workspaces/<repo-name>
+RUN yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+
+# Copy the rest of the project files into the working directory
+# COPY . .
+
+# Expose the port your app runs on
+EXPOSE 3000
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