diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ca99a1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# compiled output
+dist
+tmp
+/out-tsc
+
+# dependencies
+node_modules
+
+# IDEs and editors
+/.idea
+.project
+.classpath
+.c9/
+*.launch
+.settings/
+*.sublime-workspace
+
+# IDE - VSCode
+.vscode/*
+!.vscode/settings.json
+!.vscode/tasks.json
+!.vscode/launch.json
+!.vscode/extensions.json
+
+# misc
+/.sass-cache
+/connect.lock
+/coverage
+/libpeerconnection.log
+npm-debug.log
+yarn-error.log
+testem.log
+/typings
+
+# System Files
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+.nx/cache
+.nx/workspace-data
+
+.angular
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-dockerfile.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-dockerfile.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c840774
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-dockerfile.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+name: Create and publish a Docker image for the backend
+on:
+    push:
+        branches: [ "main" ]
+
+env:
+    REGISTRY: ghcr.io
+    IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
+
+jobs:
+    build-and-push-backend:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        permissions:
+            contents: read
+            packages: write
+            attestations: write
+            id-token: write
+        steps:
+            -   name: Checkout repository
+                uses: actions/checkout@v4
+            -   name: Log in to the Container registry
+                uses: docker/login-action@65b78e6e13532edd9afa3aa52ac7964289d1a9c1
+                with:
+                    registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+                    username: ${{ github.actor }}
+                    password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+            -   name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
+                id: meta
+                uses: docker/metadata-action@9ec57ed1fcdbf14dcef7dfbe97b2010124a938b7
+                with:
+                    images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
+            -   name: Build and push Docker image
+                id: push
+                uses: docker/build-push-action@f2a1d5e99d037542a71f64918e516c093c6f3fc4
+                with:
+                    push: true
+                    tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+                    labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+            -   name: Generate artifact attestation
+                uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@v1
+                with:
+                    subject-name: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME}}
+                    subject-digest: ${{ steps.push.outputs.digest }}
+                    push-to-registry: true
diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
similarity index 54%
rename from backend/Dockerfile
rename to Dockerfile
index 49fbdddb..c5ad9482 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,18 +1,21 @@
+# Tdlib requires glibc, therefore alpine can't be used
 FROM node:22-bookworm-slim AS builder
 
 WORKDIR /build
 COPY . /build
 
+# Enable the use of pnpm and compile the backend
 RUN corepack enable && corepack prepare pnpm@latest --activate
 RUN pnpm install
-RUN pnpm build
+RUN pnpx nx run backend:build
 
 FROM node:22-bookworm-slim
 
+# Copy the compiled backend and the entry point script in a clean image
 WORKDIR /app
-COPY ./entry_point.sh /entry_point.sh
+COPY entry_point.sh /entry_point.sh
 RUN chmod +x /entry_point.sh
-COPY --from=builder /build/dist /app
+COPY --from=builder /build/dist/backend /app
 COPY --from=builder /build/node_modules /app/node_modules
 
 EXPOSE 3000
diff --git a/backend/project.json b/backend/project.json
index 90e4ff78..451206fd 100644
--- a/backend/project.json
+++ b/backend/project.json
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
     "projectType": "application",
     "tags": [],
     "targets": {
+        "build": {
+            "options": {
+                "generatePackageJson": true
+            }
+        },
         "serve": {
             "executor": "@nx/js:node",
             "defaultConfiguration": "development",
diff --git a/backend/entry_point.sh b/entry_point.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from backend/entry_point.sh
rename to entry_point.sh
diff --git a/shared-lib/project.json b/shared-lib/project.json
index baa5716c..e94f3390 100644
--- a/shared-lib/project.json
+++ b/shared-lib/project.json
@@ -7,12 +7,17 @@
     "targets": {
         "build": {
             "executor": "@nx/js:tsc",
-            "outputs": ["{options.outputPath}"],
+            "outputs": [
+                "{options.outputPath}"
+            ],
             "options": {
                 "outputPath": "dist/shared-lib",
                 "main": "shared-lib/src/index.ts",
                 "tsConfig": "shared-lib/tsconfig.lib.json",
-                "assets": ["shared-lib/*.md"]
+                "assets": [
+                    "shared-lib/*.md"
+                ],
+                "generatePackageJson": true
             }
         }
     }