diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 823e384..631947d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-llama_cpp_cache
-cache
-dist
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+llama_cpp_cache/
+cache/
+dist/
+models/*
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f3d580
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+FROM python:3.11-slim
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install only essential packages and clean up in one layer to reduce image size
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    curl \
+    wget \
+    git \
+    build-essential \
+    && apt-get clean \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Copy only necessary files
+COPY pyproject.toml README.md LICENSE /app/
+COPY src/ /app/src/
+
+# Install the package in development mode and required dependencies
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -e . && pip install --no-cache-dir requests fastapi uvicorn
+
+# Create volume mount points
+VOLUME /models
+VOLUME /cache
+
+# Create proxy server script directly in the Dockerfile
+RUN echo 'import os\n\
+import uvicorn\n\
+from fastapi import FastAPI, Request\n\
+from fastapi.responses import StreamingResponse, JSONResponse\n\
+from llama_cpp_runner.main import LlamaCpp\n\
+\n\
+app = FastAPI(title="LlamaCpp Proxy")\n\
+\n\
+# Initialize the LlamaCpp class\n\
+models_dir = os.environ.get("MODELS_DIR", "/models")\n\
+cache_dir = os.environ.get("CACHE_DIR", "/cache")\n\
+verbose = os.environ.get("VERBOSE", "true").lower() == "true"\n\
+timeout = int(os.environ.get("TIMEOUT_MINUTES", "30"))\n\
+\n\
+print(f"Models directory: {models_dir}")\n\
+print(f"Cache directory: {cache_dir}")\n\
+\n\
+# Create the LlamaCpp instance\n\
+llama_runner = LlamaCpp(\n\
+    models_dir=models_dir,\n\
+    cache_dir=cache_dir, \n\
+    verbose=verbose, \n\
+    timeout_minutes=timeout\n\
+)\n\
+\n\
+@app.get("/")\n\
+def read_root():\n\
+    """Get server status and list of available models."""\n\
+    return {"status": "running", "models": llama_runner.list_models()}\n\
+\n\
+@app.post("/v1/chat/completions")\n\
+async def chat_completions(request: Request):\n\
+    """Forward chat completion requests to the LlamaCpp server."""\n\
+    try:\n\
+        body = await request.json()\n\
+        \n\
+        if "model" not in body:\n\
+            return JSONResponse(\n\
+                status_code=400,\n\
+                content={"error": "Model not specified in request"}\n\
+            )\n\
+        \n\
+        try:\n\
+            result = llama_runner.chat_completion(body)\n\
+            \n\
+            # Handle streaming responses\n\
+            if body.get("stream", False):\n\
+                async def generate():\n\
+                    for line in result:\n\
+                        if line:\n\
+                            yield f"data: {line}\\n\\n"\n\
+                    yield "data: [DONE]\\n\\n"\n\
+                \n\
+                return StreamingResponse(generate(), media_type="text/event-stream")\n\
+            else:\n\
+                return result\n\
+        except Exception as e:\n\
+            return JSONResponse(\n\
+                status_code=500,\n\
+                content={"error": str(e)}\n\
+            )\n\
+    except Exception as e:\n\
+        return JSONResponse(\n\
+            status_code=400,\n\
+            content={"error": f"Invalid request: {str(e)}"}\n\
+        )\n\
+\n\
+@app.get("/models")\n\
+def list_models():\n\
+    """List all available models."""\n\
+    return {"models": llama_runner.list_models()}\n\
+\n\
+if __name__ == "__main__":\n\
+    print("Starting LlamaCpp Proxy Server on port 3636")\n\
+    models = llama_runner.list_models()\n\
+    print(f"Available models: {models}")\n\
+    if not models:\n\
+        print("WARNING: No models found in the models directory.")\n\
+    uvicorn.run(app, host="0.0.0.0", port=3636)' > /app/proxy_server.py
+
+# Expose the proxy server port
+EXPOSE 3636
+
+# Set environment variables
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+ENV MODELS_DIR=/models
+ENV CACHE_DIR=/cache
+ENV VERBOSE=true
+ENV TIMEOUT_MINUTES=30
+
+# Command to run when the container starts
+CMD ["python", "/app/proxy_server.py"]
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f9e6173..88f425f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,20 @@ Installing `llama-cpp-runner` is quick and easy! Just use pip:
 pip install llama-cpp-runner
 ```
 
+## Optional Installation (Docker)
+
+Clone the repository 
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/open-webui/llama-cpp-runner
+```
+
+Build and run
+
+```bash
+docker compose up -d
+```
+
 ## Usage 📖
 
 ### Initialize the Runner
diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf2ae02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compose.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+services:
+  owui-llama-cpp-runner:
+    build: .
+    container_name: owui-llama-cpp-runner
+    ports:
+      - "3636:3636"
+    volumes:
+      - ./models:/models # local mount
+      - ./cache:/cache   # local mount
+    # Remove . from the paths above to use native docker volumes
+    environment:
+      - MODELS_DIR=/models
+      - CACHE_DIR=/cache
+      - VERBOSE=true
+      - TIMEOUT_MINUTES=30
+      - LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/cache/llama_cpp/build/bin
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:3636/"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 40s
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diff --git a/proxy_server.py b/proxy_server.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63685b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proxy_server.py
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import os
+import uvicorn
+from fastapi import FastAPI, Request
+from fastapi.responses import StreamingResponse, JSONResponse
+from llama_cpp_runner.main import LlamaCpp
+
+app = FastAPI(title="LlamaCpp Proxy")
+
+# Initialize the LlamaCpp class
+models_dir = os.environ.get("MODELS_DIR", "/models")
+cache_dir = os.environ.get("CACHE_DIR", "/cache")
+verbose = os.environ.get("VERBOSE", "true").lower() == "true"
+timeout = int(os.environ.get("TIMEOUT_MINUTES", "30"))
+
+print(f"Models directory: {models_dir}")
+print(f"Cache directory: {cache_dir}")
+
+# Create the LlamaCpp instance
+llama_runner = LlamaCpp(
+    models_dir=models_dir,
+    cache_dir=cache_dir, 
+    verbose=verbose, 
+    timeout_minutes=timeout
+)
+
+@app.get("/")
+def read_root():
+    """Get server status and list of available models."""
+    return {"status": "running", "models": llama_runner.list_models()}
+
+@app.post("/v1/chat/completions")
+async def chat_completions(request: Request):
+    """Forward chat completion requests to the LlamaCpp server."""
+    try:
+        body = await request.json()
+        
+        if "model" not in body:
+            return JSONResponse(
+                status_code=400,
+                content={"error": "Model not specified in request"}
+            )
+        
+        try:
+            result = llama_runner.chat_completion(body)
+            
+            # Handle streaming responses
+            if body.get("stream", False):
+                async def generate():
+                    for line in result:
+                        if line:
+                            yield f"data: {line}\n\n"
+                    yield "data: [DONE]\n\n"
+                
+                return StreamingResponse(generate(), media_type="text/event-stream")
+            else:
+                return result
+        except Exception as e:
+            return JSONResponse(
+                status_code=500,
+                content={"error": str(e)}
+            )
+    except Exception as e:
+        return JSONResponse(
+            status_code=400,
+            content={"error": f"Invalid request: {str(e)}"}
+        )
+
+@app.get("/models")
+def list_models():
+    """List all available models."""
+    return {"models": llama_runner.list_models()}
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print("Starting LlamaCpp Proxy Server on port 3636")
+    models = llama_runner.list_models()
+    print(f"Available models: {models}")
+    if not models:
+        print("WARNING: No models found in the models directory.")
+    uvicorn.run(app, host="0.0.0.0", port=3636)
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