diff --git a/.github/workflows/flake8-pytest.yml b/.github/workflows/flake8-pytest.yml
index 2ffd110..98064d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/flake8-pytest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/flake8-pytest.yml
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: Set up Python 3.10
+    - name: Set up Python 3.12
       uses: actions/setup-python@v3
       with:
-        python-version: "3.10"
+        python-version: "3.12"
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 764a0e3..686f5c6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,10 +1,26 @@
-FROM python:3.12-alpine
+# Use Python 3.12 slim bullseye image for better compatibility and smaller size
+FROM python:3.12-slim-bullseye
 
-WORKDIR ~
-COPY requirements.txt /
-RUN pip install -r /requirements.txt
+# Set the working directory to /app for better organization
+WORKDIR /app
 
-COPY . . 
+# Copy requirements.txt to the container first
+# This allows Docker to cache the installed dependencies for faster builds
+# when your code changes but your dependencies do not
+COPY requirements.txt .
 
+# Install the Python dependencies
+# The --no-cache-dir option is used to keep the image size small
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Copy the rest of the code into the container, excluding config.ini
+# Doing this after installing the dependencies allows Docker to cache the
+# installed dependencies separately from your code
+COPY . .
+RUN rm config.ini
+
+# Set the command to run the bot
+# The ENTRYPOINT instruction allows the container to be run as an executable
+# The CMD instruction provides default arguments that can be overridden
 ENTRYPOINT ["python", "bot.py"]
 CMD ["--conf", "config.ini"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3d7b7ce..8cf27fe 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ This is a Python script for a Discord bot that uses OpenAI's GPT API to generate
 # Requirements
 
 - Bash
-- Python 3.8 or Higher
+- Python 3.12 or Higher
 - Python Modules
   - discord.py
   - openai
@@ -98,12 +98,12 @@ The bot will log in to Discord and start listening for messages in the configure
 
 To run the bot in a container, you will need to check out this repository, rename the `config.ini.example` to `config.ini` and fill it in appropriately.
 Then, run the following commands:
+
 ```bash
 docker build . -t discordianai:latest
-docker run --restart always discordianai:latest
+docker run --restart always -v $(pwd)/config.ini:/app/config.ini discordianai:latest
 ```
-
-This will execute forever, unless manually stopped.
+This will execute forever, unless manually stopped. The `-v` option is used to mount the `config.ini` file from your current directory on the host machine to the `/app/config.ini` file in the Docker container. Replace `$(pwd)/config.ini` with the actual path to your `config.ini` file if it’s not in your current directory. Remember to include the trailing slash in the path. This ensures that Docker treats this as a file and not as a directory.
 
 # Daemon Control Script