diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31d2d6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+.dockerignore
+*.sqlite
+Dockerfile
+.gitignore
+README.md
+bin/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a9df8b4..880b038 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ COPY . .
 
 RUN make build
 
-FROM alpine:latest
+FROM debian:stable-slim
 
 ENV DATA=/data
 
@@ -20,4 +20,8 @@ WORKDIR /app
 
 COPY --from=builder /app/bin/trakr .
 
+RUN chmod +x /app/trakr
+
+RUN mkdir /data
+
 ENTRYPOINT ["/app/trakr"]