diff --git a/api/Dockerfile b/api/Dockerfile
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+FROM node:18.15.0-alpine AS base
+
+# Directory used in container
+WORKDIR /usr/api/
+
+# Copy everything
+COPY . .
+
+##################
+### PROD IMAGE ###
+##################
+FROM node:18.15.0-alpine AS prod
+ENV NODE_ENV=production
+
+# Add curl for health check
+RUN apk --update --no-cache add curl
+
+# Directory used in container
+WORKDIR /usr/api/
+
+# Install packages. Needed even for compiled build.
+COPY package.json .
+RUN yarn
+
+# Copy compiled build from base
+COPY --from=base /usr/api .
+
+CMD [ "node", "app.js" ]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
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+version: "3.7"
+services:
+  #############################################################################################
+  ###                                       Mongo                                           ###
+  #############################################################################################
+  mongo:
+    image: mongo:3.6
+    container_name: nrpti-mongo
+    tty: true
+    restart: always
+    volumes: 
+      - ./mongoSeed/init:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d
+    ports:
+      - 27017:27017
+    networks:
+      - nrpti
+    healthcheck:
+      test: echo 'db.runCommand({serverStatus:1}).ok' | mongo admin -u ${MONGO_USERNAME:-nrpti-admin} -p ${MONGO_PASSWORD:-nrpti-admin} --quiet | grep 1
+      interval: 20s
+      timeout: 30s
+      retries: 5
+      start_period: 120s
+  #############################################################################################
+  ###                                         API                                           ###
+  #############################################################################################
+  api:
+    container_name: nrpti-api
+    build:
+      context: ./api
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    networks:
+      - nrpti
+    environment:
+      - MONGODB_SERVICE_HOST=mongo
+    ports: 
+      - 3000:3000
+    # healthcheck:
+    #   test: curl localhost:${PORT:-3000}/api/health | grep 'API is healthy and ready'
+    #   interval: 20s
+    #   timeout: 30s
+    #   retries: 5
+    #   start_period: 20s
+    depends_on:
+      mongo:
+        condition: service_healthy
+
+#############################################################################################
+###                                       Network                                         ###
+#############################################################################################
+networks:
+  nrpti:
+    driver: "bridge"
diff --git a/mongoSeed/init/create-db.js b/mongoSeed/init/create-db.js
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+/**
+ * @desc Seed data for initialization of NRPTI Development Database
+ * @author LocalNewsTV
+ */
+
+const db = new Mongo().getDB('nrpti-dev');
+
+db.createUser({
+  user: "nrpti-admin",
+  pwd: "nrpti-admin",
+  roles: [{
+    role: 'readWrite',
+    db: 'nrpti-dev',
+  }],
+});
+
+db.createCollection("audit", {capped: false});
+db.createCollection("description_summary_subset", {capped: false});
+db.createCollection("location_subset", {capped: false});
+db.createCollection("migrations", {capped: false});
+db.createCollection("nrpti", {capped: false});
+db.createCollection("record_name_subset", {capped: false});
+db.createCollection("redacted_record_subset", {capped: false});