diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62d3e94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+**/.classpath
+**/.dockerignore
+**/.env
+**/.git
+**/.gitignore
+**/.project
+**/.settings
+**/.toolstarget
+**/.vs
+**/.vscode
+**/*.*proj.user
+**/*.dbmdl
+**/*.jfm
+**/azds.yaml
+**/charts
+**/docker-compose*
+**/Dockerfile*
+**/node_modules
+**/npm-debug.log
+**/obj
+**/secrets.dev.yaml
+**/values.dev.yaml
+README.md
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diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bdb89fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "Docker Node.js Launch and Attach",
+            "type": "docker",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "preLaunchTask": "docker-run: debug",
+            "platform": "node"
+        }
+    ]
+}
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diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..007bfd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{
+    "tasks": [
+        {
+            "type": "docker-build",
+            "label": "docker-build",
+            "platform": "node",
+            "dockerBuild": {
+                "dockerfile": "${workspaceFolder}/Dockerfile",
+                "context": "${workspaceFolder}"
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "docker-run",
+            "label": "docker-run: release",
+            "dependsOn": [
+                "docker-build"
+            ],
+            "platform": "node"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "docker-run",
+            "label": "docker-run: debug",
+            "dependsOn": [
+                "docker-build"
+            ],
+            "dockerRun": {
+                "env": {
+                    "DEBUG": "*",
+                    "NODE_ENV": "development"
+                }
+            },
+            "node": {
+                "enableDebugging": true
+            }
+        }
+    ]
+}
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ebb3ec8..b336ace 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
 FROM node:current-alpine AS builder
-
-WORKDIR /app
-
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 COPY /package.json /app/
-
+COPY ["package.json", "package-lock.json*", "npm-shrinkwrap.json*", "./"]
 RUN apk add --no-cache git
-
 RUN npm install
-
-COPY . /app/
-
-CMD ["sh", "checkIsUp.sh"]
+COPY . .
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a527c67..3e0fb1c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 following instructions from:
-https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-enable-es6-and-beyond-syntax-with-node-and-express-68d3e11fe1ab/
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+https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-enable-es6-and-beyond-syntax-with-node-and-express-68d3e11fe1ab/
+
+Can be used as a template for ES6 NodeJS projects.
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diff --git a/docker-compose.debug.yml b/docker-compose.debug.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f03fc95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.debug.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+version: '2.1'
+
+services:
+  es6-nodejs:
+    image: es6-nodejs
+    container_name: es6-nodejs
+    build: .
+    environment:
+      NODE_ENV: development
+    ports:
+      - 3001:3001
+      - 9229:9229
+    ## set your startup file here
+    command: node --inspect=0.0.0.0:9229 index.js
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diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0372529
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+version: '3.7'
+
+services:
+  es6-nodejs:
+    image: es6-nodejs
+    container_name: es6-nodejs
+    build: .
+    ports:
+      - 3001:3001
+    environment: 
+      - PORT=3001
+    command: ["npm","run","dev"]
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diff --git a/src/app.js b/src/app.js
index 1d45e83..db8913a 100644
--- a/src/app.js
+++ b/src/app.js
@@ -1,25 +1,5 @@
-// var express = require('express');
-// var path = require('path');
-// var cookieParser = require('cookie-parser');
-// var logger = require('morgan');
-
-// var indexRouter = require('./routes/index');
-// var usersRouter = require('./routes/users');
-
-// var app = express();
-
-// app.use(logger('dev'));
-// app.use(express.json());
-// app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: false }));
-// app.use(cookieParser());
-// app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public')));
-
-// app.use('/', indexRouter);
-// app.use('/users', usersRouter);
-
-// module.exports = app;
-
 // app.js
+
 import express from 'express';
 import path from 'path';
 import cookieParser from 'cookie-parser';
diff --git a/src/routes/index.js b/src/routes/index.js
index 38c8c4a..cd0f712 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.js
+++ b/src/routes/index.js
@@ -1,14 +1,3 @@
-// var express = require('express');
-// var router = express.Router();
-
-// /* GET home page. */
-// router.get('/', function(req, res, next) {
-//   res.render('index', { title: 'Express' });
-// });
-
-// module.exports = router;
-
-
 // routes/index.js
 import express from 'express';
 var router = express.Router();