diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bce2fb4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+FROM python:3.9
+
+RUN mkdir -p /usr/src/robosats
+
+WORKDIR /usr/src/robosats  # specifying the working dir inside the container
+
+COPY requirements.txt ./
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# copy current dir's content to container's WORKDIR root i.e. all the contents of the robosats app
+COPY . .
+
+# fit lnd grpc services
+RUN	pip install grpcio grpcio-tools googleapis-common-protos
+RUN cd api/lightning && git clone https://github.com/googleapis/googleapis.git
+RUN cd api/lightning && curl -o lightning.proto -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/master/lnrpc/lightning.proto
+RUN cd api/lightning && python3 -m grpc_tools.protoc --proto_path=googleapis:. --python_out=. --grpc_python_out=. lightning.proto
+RUN cd api/lightning && curl -o invoices.proto -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/master/lnrpc/invoicesrpc/invoices.proto
+RUN cd api/lightning && python3 -m grpc_tools.protoc --proto_path=googleapis:. --python_out=. --grpc_python_out=. invoices.proto
+RUN cd api/lightning && curl -o router.proto -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/master/lnrpc/routerrpc/router.proto 
+RUN cd api/lightning && python3 -m grpc_tools.protoc --proto_path=googleapis:. --python_out=. --grpc_python_out=. router.proto
+
+# patch generated files relative imports
+RUN sed -i 's/^import .*_pb2 as/from . \0/' api/lightning/router_pb2.py
+RUN sed -i 's/^import .*_pb2 as/from . \0/' api/lightning/invoices_pb2.py
+RUN sed -i 's/^import .*_pb2 as/from . \0/' api/lightning/router_pb2_grpc.py
+RUN sed -i 's/^import .*_pb2 as/from . \0/' api/lightning/lightning_pb2_grpc.py
+RUN sed -i 's/^import .*_pb2 as/from . \0/' api/lightning/invoices_pb2_grpc.py
+
+EXPOSE 8000
+
+CMD ["gunicorn", "--bind", ":8000", "robosats.wsgi:application"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index dbb03b5b..eef380a0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,41 +1,4 @@
-aioredis==1.3.1
-aiorpcX==0.18.7
-amqp==5.0.9
-apturl==0.5.2
-asgiref==3.4.1
-async-timeout==4.0.2
-attrs==21.4.0
-autobahn==21.11.1
-Automat==20.2.0
-backports.zoneinfo==0.2.1
-bcrypt==3.1.7
-billiard==3.6.4.0
-blinker==1.4
-Brlapi==0.7.0
-celery==5.2.3
-certifi==2019.11.28
-cffi==1.15.0
-channels==3.0.4
-channels-redis==3.3.1
-chardet==3.0.4
-charge-lnd==0.2.4
-click==8.0.3
-click-didyoumean==0.3.0
-click-plugins==1.1.1
-click-repl==0.2.0
-colorama==0.4.4
-command-not-found==0.3
-constantly==15.1.0
-cryptography==36.0.1
-cupshelpers==1.0
-daphne==3.0.2
-dbus-python==1.2.16
-defer==1.0.6
-Deprecated==1.2.13
-distlib==0.3.4
-distro==1.4.0
-distro-info===0.23ubuntu1
-Django==3.2.11
+django==3.2.11
 django-admin-relation-links==0.2.5
 django-celery-beat==2.2.1
 django-celery-results==2.2.0
@@ -44,97 +7,17 @@ django-private-chat2==1.0.2
 django-redis==5.2.0
 django-timezone-field==4.2.3
 djangorestframework==3.13.1
-duplicity==0.8.12.0
-entrypoints==0.3
-fasteners==0.14.1
-filelock==3.4.2
-future==0.18.2
+channels==3.0.4
+channels-redis==3.3.1
+celery==5.2.3
 googleapis-common-protos==1.53.0
-grpcio==1.39.0
+grpcio==1.43.0
 grpcio-tools==1.43.0
-hiredis==2.0.0
-httplib2==0.14.0
-hyperlink==21.0.0
-idna==2.8
-incremental==21.3.0
-keyring==18.0.1
-kombu==5.2.3
-language-selector==0.1
-launchpadlib==1.10.13
-lazr.restfulclient==0.14.2
-lazr.uri==1.0.3
-lockfile==0.12.2
-louis==3.12.0
-macaroonbakery==1.3.1
-Mako==1.1.0
-MarkupSafe==1.1.0
-monotonic==1.5
-msgpack==1.0.3
-natsort==8.0.2
-netifaces==0.10.4
 numpy==1.22.0
-oauthlib==3.1.0
-olefile==0.46
-packaging==21.3
-paramiko==2.6.0
-pbr==5.8.0
-pexpect==4.6.0
 Pillow==7.0.0
-platformdirs==2.4.1
-prompt-toolkit==3.0.24
-protobuf==3.17.3
-pyasn1==0.4.8
-pyasn1-modules==0.2.8
-pycairo==1.16.2
-pycparser==2.21
-pycups==1.9.73
-PyGObject==3.36.0
-PyJWT==1.7.1
-pymacaroons==0.13.0
-PyNaCl==1.3.0
-pyOpenSSL==21.0.0
-pyparsing==3.0.6
-pyRFC3339==1.1
-PySocks==1.7.1
-python-apt==2.0.0+ubuntu0.20.4.5
-python-crontab==2.6.0
-python-dateutil==2.7.3
-python-debian===0.1.36ubuntu1
 python-decouple==3.5
-pytz==2021.3
-pyxdg==0.26
-PyYAML==5.3.1
-redis==4.1.0
-reportlab==3.5.34
 requests==2.22.0
-requests-unixsocket==0.2.0
 ring==0.9.1
 robohash==1.1
 scipy==1.7.3
-SecretStorage==2.3.1
-service-identity==21.1.0
-simplejson==3.16.0
-six==1.16.0
-sqlparse==0.4.2
-stevedore==3.5.0
-systemd-python==234
-termcolor==1.1.0
-Twisted==21.7.0
-txaio==21.2.1
-typing-extensions==4.0.1
-ubuntu-advantage-tools==27.2
-ubuntu-drivers-common==0.0.0
-ufw==0.36
-unattended-upgrades==0.1
-urllib3==1.25.8
-usb-creator==0.3.7
-vine==5.0.0
-virtualenv==20.12.1
-virtualenv-clone==0.5.7
-virtualenvwrapper==4.8.4
-wadllib==1.3.3
-wcwidth==0.2.5
-wirerope==0.4.5
-wrapt==1.13.3
-xkit==0.0.0
-zope.interface==5.4.0
+gunicorn==20.1.0
diff --git a/setup.md b/setup.md
index e3fa3d7a..16935a38 100644
--- a/setup.md
+++ b/setup.md
@@ -99,7 +99,16 @@ to
 
 `from . import lightning_pb2 as lightning__pb2`
 
-Same for every other file
+Same for every other file.
+
+Generated files can be automatically patched like this:
+```
+sed -i 's/^import .*_pb2 as/from . \0/' api/lightning/router_pb2.py
+sed -i 's/^import .*_pb2 as/from . \0/' api/lightning/invoices_pb2.py
+sed -i 's/^import .*_pb2 as/from . \0/' api/lightning/router_pb2_grpc.py
+sed -i 's/^import .*_pb2 as/from . \0/' api/lightning/lightning_pb2_grpc.py
+sed -i 's/^import .*_pb2 as/from . \0/' api/lightning/invoices_pb2_grpc.py
+```
 
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