diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+# jeffery russell 12-17-2020
+
+
+FROM node:buster-slim
+
+WORKDIR /src/
+
+
+# installs node dependencies
+RUN npm install
+ADD package.json package.json
+
+# installs pandoc
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install pandoc -y
+
+# exposes port application runs on
+EXPOSE 8000
+
+# launch command
+CMD npm start
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diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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@@ -10,7 +10,16 @@ services:
         restart: always
         environment:
             MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: password
-        ports:
-            - "3306:3306"
         volumes:
-            - "./db:/var/lib/mysql"
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+            - "./db:/var/lib/mysql"
+
+
+    blog:
+        build: .
+        volumes:
+            - ./:/src
+        ports:
+            - 8000:8000
+        restart: always
+        links:
+            - db:database
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