diff --git a/.template/mandatory_files_ignore.txt b/.template/mandatory_files_ignore.txt
index 156fcd6..5ddc433 100644
--- a/.template/mandatory_files_ignore.txt
+++ b/.template/mandatory_files_ignore.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 scripts/script_utils/fastapi_app_location.py
 
-Dockerfile
 config_schema.json
 example_config.yaml
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c01c4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# Copyright 2021 - 2024 Universität Tübingen, DKFZ, EMBL, and Universität zu Köln
+# for the German Human Genome-Phenome Archive (GHGA)
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# BASE: a base image with updated packages
+FROM python:3.12-alpine AS base
+RUN apk upgrade --no-cache --available
+
+# BUILDER: a container to build the service wheel
+FROM base AS builder
+RUN pip install build
+COPY . /service
+WORKDIR /service
+RUN python -m build
+
+# DEP-BUILDER: a container to (build and) install dependencies
+FROM base AS dep-builder
+RUN apk update
+RUN apk add build-base gcc g++ libffi-dev zlib-dev
+RUN apk upgrade --available
+WORKDIR /service
+COPY --from=builder /service/lock/requirements.txt /service
+RUN pip install --no-deps -r requirements.txt
+
+# RUNNER: a container to run the service
+FROM base AS runner
+WORKDIR /service
+RUN rm -rf /usr/local/lib/python3.12
+COPY --from=dep-builder /usr/local/lib/python3.12 /usr/local/lib/python3.12
+COPY --from=builder /service/dist/ /service
+RUN pip install --no-deps *.whl
+RUN rm *.whl
+RUN adduser -D appuser
+WORKDIR /home/appuser
+USER appuser
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+
+# Please adapt to package name:
+ENTRYPOINT ["metldata"]
diff --git a/Dockerfile.debian b/Dockerfile.debian
index 33dbe10..4cd862b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.debian
+++ b/Dockerfile.debian
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ USER appuser
 # set environment
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
 # Please adapt to package name:
-ENTRYPOINT ["my-microservice"]
+ENTRYPOINT ["metldata"]