diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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+/**
+!/cmd
+!/config
+!/event
+!/internal
+!/lookup
+!/LICENSE
+!/go.*
+!/.env.example
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yaml b/.github/workflows/docker.yaml
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+name: release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - "v*"
+
+jobs:
+  docker:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+
+      - name: Check out repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Cache Docker layers
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: /tmp/.buildx-cache
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-buildx-${{ github.sha }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-buildx-            
+
+      - name: Login to GHCR Docker registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v1
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Set outputs
+        run: |
+          echo "RELEASE_TAG=${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/}" >> $GITHUB_ENV \
+          && echo "RELEASE_SHORT_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_ENV          
+
+      - name: Build and push image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v2
+        with:
+          context: ./
+          file: ./Dockerfile
+          platforms: linux/amd64
+          push: true
+          build-args: |
+            BUILD=${{ env.RELEASE_SHORT_COMMIT }}            
+          cache-from: type=local,src=/tmp/.buildx-cache
+          cache-to: type=local,dest=/tmp/.buildx-cache
+          tags: |
+            ghcr.io/grassrootseconomics/sarafu-vise-events:latest
+            ghcr.io/grassrootseconomics/sarafu-vise-events:${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}            
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+FROM golang:1.23.4-bookworm AS build
+
+ENV CGO_ENABLED=1
+
+ARG BUILDPLATFORM
+ARG TARGETPLATFORM
+ARG BUILD=dev
+
+WORKDIR /build
+COPY . .
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    libgdbm-dev \
+    git \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+WORKDIR /build
+RUN echo "Building on $BUILDPLATFORM, building for $TARGETPLATFORM"
+RUN go mod download
+RUN go build -tags logtrace -o sarafu-vise-events -ldflags="-X main.build=${BUILD} -s -w" cmd/main.go
+
+FROM debian:bookworm-slim
+
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    libgdbm-dev \
+    ca-certificates \
+    && apt-get clean \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+WORKDIR /service
+
+COPY --from=build /build/sarafu-vise-events .
+COPY --from=build /build/LICENSE .
+COPY --from=build /build/.env.example .
+RUN mv .env.example .env
+
+CMD ["./sarafu-vise-events"]
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