diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5ad9fe4..90464b6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 .DS_Store
 coverage.out
+
+.vscode
+build/
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2816e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
+FROM golang:1.16-alpine
+
+# Define build env
+ENV GOOS linux
+ENV CGO_ENABLED 0
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY . .
+RUN go mod download
+
+RUN apk add make gcc
+RUN make test
+RUN make build
+
+EXPOSE 8090
+
+WORKDIR build
+
+ENTRYPOINT [ "chipku", "serve", "--port=8090" ]
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 443ef1a..f042919 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,27 +9,50 @@ ifeq (, $(shell which richgo))
 $(warning "could not find richgo in $(PATH), run: go get github.com/kyoh86/richgo")
 endif
 
-.PHONY: fmt lint test install_deps clean
+BUILD = build
+BINARY = chipku
+LDFLAGS = "-s -w"
+
+.PHONY: fmt lint test install_deps clean run
 
 default: all
 
 all: fmt test
 
 fmt:
-	$(info ******************** checking formatting ********************)
+	$(info **************** checking formatting **************)
 	@test -z $(shell gofmt -l $(SRC)) || (gofmt -d $(SRC); exit 1)
 
 lint:
-	$(info ******************** running lint tools ********************)
+	$(info **************** running lint tools ***************)
 	golangci-lint run -v
 
-test: install_deps
-	$(info ******************** running tests ********************)
+richtest: install_deps
+	$(info **************** running tests - rich ***********)
 	richgo test -v ./...
 
+test: install_deps
+	$(info **************** running tests ********************)
+	go test -v ./...
+
 install_deps:
-	$(info ******************** downloading dependencies ********************)
+	$(info **************** downloading dependencies *********)
 	go get -v ./...
 
+build: clean
+	$(info **************** building binaries ****************)
+	mkdir $(BUILD)
+	go build -v -ldflags=$(LDFLAGS) -o $(BUILD)/$(BINARY)
+
 clean:
+	$(info **************** house keeping ********************)
 	rm -rf $(BIN)
+	rm -rf $(BUILD)
+
+up:
+	$(info **************** docker build + up ****************)
+	docker-compose up --build --remove-orphans --detach
+
+run:
+	$(info **************** run  *****************************)
+	go run . serve
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c2d7c9b..93398a6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,3 +40,26 @@ Or you can simply use command-line to `PUT` your text, using `httpie`
 To get your snippet in command-line, set the `No-Html` HTTP header,
 
 ![httpie-get](docs/httpie-get.png "httpie-get")
+
+
+Development
+------------
+
+To run tests, use
+
+    make test
+
+Building the docker image and running it using docker-compose (serves over port 8090)
+
+    make up
+
+For linting and local builds
+
+    make lint
+    make build
+
+
+Credits
+-------
+
+This app was inspired by [bin](https://github.com/w4/bin), a pastebin in rust.
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 908d172..b8fed5d 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Partial documentation is available at http://github.com/abhi-go/chipku`,
 		// print cmd help if no serve subcommand isn't invoked
 		err := cmd.Help()
 		if err != nil {
-			server.LogError(err.Error())
+			server.ErrorLog.Print(err.Error())
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 	},
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Partial documentation is available at http://github.com/abhi-go/chipku`,
 // Execute try to run the root command
 func Execute() {
 	if err := rootCmd.Execute(); err != nil {
-		server.LogError(err.Error())
+		server.ErrorLog.Print(err.Error())
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8bd7f4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+version: '3.9'
+
+services:
+  chipku:
+    container_name: chipku
+    image: chipku:latest
+    build:
+      context: .
+    volumes:
+      - .:/app
+    ports:
+      - 8090:8090
diff --git a/server/handlers.go b/server/handlers.go
index d354d1c..763f4ee 100644
--- a/server/handlers.go
+++ b/server/handlers.go
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ func getCodeTemplate(templ embed.FS) *template.Template {
 	fsys := fs.FS(templ)
 	ts, err := template.ParseFS(fsys, "static/code.html.tmpl")
 	if err != nil {
-		LogError("could not load code template 😔")
-		LogError("%s", err)
+		ErrorLog.Println("could not load code template 😔")
+		ErrorLog.Printf("%s", err)
 	}
 	return ts
 }
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func FetchHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	vars := mux.Vars(r)
 	hashID, ok := vars["hashID"]
 	if !ok {
-		LogError("something went wrong while fetching vars %v", vars)
+		ErrorLog.Printf("something went wrong while fetching vars %v", vars)
 		return
 	}
 	split := strings.Split(hashID, ".")
@@ -91,21 +91,21 @@ func FetchHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if len(split) > 1 {
 		lang = split[1]
 	}
-	if x, found := chipkus[id]; found {
+	if data, found := chipkus[id]; found {
 		_, ok := r.Header["No-Html"]
 		if ok {
 			w.Header().Add("Content-Type", "text; charset=UTF-8")
-			fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s", x)
+			fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s", data)
 			return
 		}
 		ts := getCodeTemplate(codeTemplate)
-		enrichedData := enrichWithHTMLTags(x, lang)
+		enrichedData := enrichWithHTMLTags(data, lang)
 		err := ts.Execute(w, enrichedData)
 		if err != nil {
-			LogError("something went wrong while templating code %s", err)
+			ErrorLog.Printf("something went wrong while templating code %s", err)
 		}
 	} else {
-		LogInfo("invalid id %s requested by %s", id, r.RemoteAddr)
+		InfoLog.Printf("invalid id %s requested by %s", id, r.RemoteAddr)
 		fmt.Fprintf(w, "Invalid id %s provided :(", id)
 	}
 }
@@ -113,15 +113,15 @@ func FetchHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 // PastePostHandler POST handler func for managing snippets being posted via form
 func PastePostHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if err := r.ParseForm(); err != nil {
-		LogError("ParseForm() err: %v", err)
+		ErrorLog.Printf("ParseForm() err: %v", err)
 		fmt.Fprintf(w, "ParseForm() err: %v", err)
 		return
 	}
 	value := r.FormValue("paste-area")
 	hashVal := store(value)
 	url := "/" + hashVal
-	LogInfo("new %s request from connection from %s", r.Method, r.RemoteAddr)
-	LogInfo("User-agent %s", r.UserAgent())
+	InfoLog.Printf("new %s request from connection from %s", r.Method, r.RemoteAddr)
+	InfoLog.Printf("User-agent %s", r.UserAgent())
 	http.Redirect(w, r, url, http.StatusSeeOther)
 }
 
@@ -129,11 +129,11 @@ func PastePostHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 func PastePutHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
 	if err != nil {
-		LogError("while reading body = %v", b)
+		ErrorLog.Printf("while reading body = %v", b)
 		return
 	}
 	hashVal := store(string(b))
-	LogInfo("new %s request from connection from %s", r.Method, r.RemoteAddr)
-	LogInfo("User-agent %s", r.UserAgent())
+	InfoLog.Printf("new %s request from connection from %s", r.Method, r.RemoteAddr)
+	InfoLog.Printf("User-agent %s", r.UserAgent())
 	fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s", hashVal)
 }
diff --git a/server/logger.go b/server/logger.go
index a9fb194..6a7b95c 100644
--- a/server/logger.go
+++ b/server/logger.go
@@ -14,19 +14,11 @@ const (
 	RESET  = "\033[0m"
 )
 
-var logger = log.New(os.Stdout, "["+BLUE+"chipku"+RESET+"] ", log.LstdFlags|log.Lmicroseconds)
+// InfoLog info logger
+var InfoLog = log.New(os.Stdout, "["+BLUE+"INFO "+RESET+"] ", log.LstdFlags|log.Lmicroseconds)
 
-// LogInfo stylized Info logger
-func LogInfo(format string, a ...interface{}) {
-	logger.Printf("["+PURPLE+"info "+RESET+"] "+format, a...)
-}
+// DebugLog debug logger
+var DebugLog = log.New(os.Stdout, "["+YELLOW+"DEBUG"+RESET+"] ", log.LstdFlags|log.Lmicroseconds)
 
-// LogDebug stylized debug logger
-func LogDebug(format string, a ...interface{}) {
-	logger.Printf("["+YELLOW+"debug"+RESET+"] "+format, a...)
-}
-
-// LogError stylized error logger
-func LogError(format string, a ...interface{}) {
-	logger.Printf("["+RED+"error"+RESET+"] "+format, a...)
-}
+// ErrorLog error logger
+var ErrorLog = log.New(os.Stdout, "["+RED+"ERROR"+RESET+"] ", log.LstdFlags|log.Lmicroseconds)
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index c7cf3b0..4186239 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func init() {
 func newRouter() *mux.Router {
 	r := mux.NewRouter()
 
-	LogInfo("attaching handlers")
+	InfoLog.Printf("attaching handlers")
 
 	r.Handle("/", IndexFileServer())
 	r.HandleFunc("/paste", PastePostHandler).Methods("POST")
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func newRouter() *mux.Router {
 
 // Serve exported
 func Serve(port string) {
-	LogInfo("starting chipku v%s", Version)
+	InfoLog.Printf("starting chipku v%s", Version)
 	r := newRouter()
 
 	s := &http.Server{
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ func Serve(port string) {
 	}
 
 	go func() {
-		LogInfo("using port %s", port)
+		InfoLog.Printf("using port %s", port)
 
 		err := s.ListenAndServe()
 		if err != nil {
-			logger.Fatal(err)
+			ErrorLog.Fatal(err)
 		}
 	}()
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func Serve(port string) {
 
 	sig := <-sigChan
 
-	LogDebug("received %s, gracefully shutting down", sig)
+	DebugLog.Printf("received %s, gracefully shutting down", sig)
 
 	tc, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
 
@@ -65,6 +65,6 @@ func Serve(port string) {
 
 	err := s.Shutdown(tc)
 	if err != nil {
-		LogError("could not shutdown gracefully %s", err)
+		ErrorLog.Printf("could not shutdown gracefully %s", err)
 	}
 }