diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+FROM rust:1.85-bookworm AS chef
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# System dependencies (for prost-build and rocksdb)
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    protobuf-compiler \
+    clang \
+    libclang-dev \
+    llvm-dev \
+    build-essential \
+ && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+RUN cargo install cargo-chef
+
+# Planner Stage
+FROM chef AS planner
+
+COPY Cargo.toml Cargo.lock ./
+COPY crates ./crates
+
+RUN cargo chef prepare --recipe-path recipe.json
+
+# Builder Stage
+FROM chef AS builder
+
+COPY --from=planner /app/recipe.json recipe.json
+
+# Building only the dependencies
+RUN cargo chef cook --release --recipe-path recipe.json
+
+COPY Cargo.toml Cargo.lock ./
+COPY crates ./crates
+
+# Building the binary
+RUN cargo build --release --bin server
+
+# Runtime Stage
+FROM debian:bookworm-slim
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    ca-certificates \
+ && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+RUN useradd -m vortexdb
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+RUN mkdir -p /data && chown -R vortexdb:vortexdb /data
+
+COPY --from=builder /app/target/release/server /usr/local/bin/server
+
+# Safe defualts
+ENV HTTP_HOST=0.0.0.0
+ENV HTTP_PORT=3000
+ENV GRPC_HOST=0.0.0.0
+ENV GRPC_PORT=50051
+ENV STORAGE_TYPE=inmemory
+ENV INDEX_TYPE=flat
+ENV LOGGING=true    
+ENV DISABLE_HTTP=false
+
+EXPOSE 3000
+EXPOSE 50051
+
+USER vortexdb
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["server"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -58,6 +58,45 @@ Interactive terminal user interface built with [Ratatui](https://github.com/rata
 - Vector operations (insert, search, delete)
 - Modal dialogs for user input
 
+### Unified Server Startup
+
+VortexDB offers a Dockerfile and a docker-compose for starting up the gRPC and HTTP servers  
+Steps to get the unified server running:  
+```
+cp .env.example .env
+```
+
+The following env vars are important, and are required to be set by the user:  
+`GRPC_ROOT_PASSWORD`  
+`DIMENSION`  
+`DATA_PATH`  
+
+**NOTE**: `DATA_PATH` is the directory within the container where persistent data is stored
+
+
+Setting of the following env vars is optional, as they fallback to safe defaults, but recommended:  
+| .env Var | Function | Safe Default |
+| :--- | :--- | :--- |
+| `HTTP_HOST` | Host IP for the HTTP Server | `0.0.0.0` |
+| `HTTP_PORT` | Port for the HTTP Server | `3000` |
+| `GRPC_HOST` | Host IP for the gRPC Server | `0.0.0.0` |
+| `GRPC_PORT` | Port for the gRPC Server | `50051` |
+| `STORAGE_TYPE` | Store `inmemory` \| `rocksdb` | `inmemory` |
+| `INDEX_TYPE` | Type of Indexer: `flat` \| `kdtree` \| `hnsw` | `flat` |
+| `LOGGING` | Enable logs | `true` |
+| `DISABLE_HTTP` | Bool flag to run the HTTP Server | `false` |
+
+
+**NOTE**: CLI flags (e.g. `docker compose run --env` ) take precedence over docker-compose environment values, which in turn override `.env` file variables.
+
+Now you're all set up.  
+
+To run the unified server:  
+```
+docker compose up
+```
+
+
 
 ## Roadmap
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+services:
+  vortexdb:
+    image: vortexdb:latest
+    container_name: vortexdb
+    restart: unless-stopped
+
+    env_file:
+      - .env
+
+    environment:
+      HTTP_HOST: ${HTTP_HOST:-0.0.0.0}
+      HTTP_PORT: ${HTTP_PORT:-3000}
+      GRPC_HOST: ${GRPC_HOST:-0.0.0.0}
+      GRPC_PORT: ${GRPC_PORT:-50051}
+
+      STORAGE_TYPE: ${STORAGE_TYPE:-inmemory}
+      INDEX_TYPE: ${INDEX_TYPE:-flat}
+      LOGGING: ${LOGGING:-true}
+      DISABLE_HTTP: ${DISABLE_HTTP:-false}
+
+      # Required
+      GRPC_ROOT_PASSWORD: ${GRPC_ROOT_PASSWORD}
+      DIMENSION: ${DIMENSION}
+
+      DATA_PATH: /data
+
+    ports:
+      - "${HTTP_PORT:-3000}:3000"
+      - "${GRPC_PORT:-50051}:50051"
+
+    volumes:
+      - vortexdb_data:/data
+
+volumes:
+  vortexdb_data: