diff --git a/.containerignore b/.containerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c8c564
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.containerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+.venv/
+.git/
+.ruff_cache/
+.pytest_cache/
+.mypy_cache/
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+*.egg-info/
+build/
+dist/
+tests/
+docs/
+config/derp.toml
diff --git a/Containerfile b/Containerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87a99de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Containerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+FROM python:3.13-slim
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY pyproject.toml .
+COPY src/ src/
+
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir .
+
+COPY plugins/ plugins/
+COPY config/derp.toml.example config/derp.toml.example
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["derp"]
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 666a98d..5ca51a4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-.PHONY: install dev test lint clean help
+.PHONY: install dev test lint clean help build container-run container-stop container-logs
 
+APP_NAME := derp
 VENV := .venv
 PIP := $(VENV)/bin/pip
 PYTHON := $(VENV)/bin/python
@@ -37,3 +38,17 @@ clean: ## Remove build artifacts
 link: install ## Symlink to ~/.local/bin
 	ln -sf $$(pwd)/$(VENV)/bin/derp ~/.local/bin/derp
 	@echo "Installed: $$(which derp)"
+
+build: ## Build container image
+	podman build -t $(APP_NAME) .
+
+container-run: ## Run bot in container (mount config)
+	podman run -d --name $(APP_NAME) \
+		-v ./config/derp.toml:/app/config/derp.toml:ro,Z \
+		$(APP_NAME)
+
+container-stop: ## Stop and remove container
+	podman stop $(APP_NAME) && podman rm $(APP_NAME)
+
+container-logs: ## Follow container logs
+	podman logs -f $(APP_NAME)