diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index fbc271c..20e074c 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -5,4 +5,8 @@ FIREBASE_PROJECTID=
 FIREBASE_STORAGEBUCKET=
 FIREBASE_MESSAGINGSENDERID=
 FIREBASE_APPID=
-PUBLIC_DISABLE_TRACKING=true
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+PUBLIC_DISABLE_TRACKING=true
+# to test this out with the firebase bypass I just put junk in the empty ones above
+# modify the file as this pull shows: https://github.com/ShipBit/slickgpt/pull/78
+# then put your cloudflared token in
+SLICKGPT_CLOUDFLARED=cloudflared_token_goes_here
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ed0a56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# this specifically jsut runs the preview and 
+# it doesnt really expose port 3000 or 4173 here
+# Use the official Node.js 16 image as a parent image
+FROM node:16
+
+# Set the working directory in the container
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+
+# Copy the package.json and package-lock.json (or yarn.lock) files
+COPY package*.json ./
+
+# Install any dependencies
+RUN npm install
+
+# Copy the rest of your app's source code
+COPY . .
+
+# Build the application for production
+RUN npm run build
+
+# Expose the port the app runs on
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+# Define the command to run the app
+CMD ["npm", "run", "preview","--host"]
+
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8519d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+version: "3.3"
+# update the .env file for all variables used!
+# cd dockers
+# docker build . -t slickgpt -t slickgpt:$(date +%Y%m%d)
+# docker compose -f docker-compose.slickgpt.yml build
+# docker-compose -f ./docker-compose.slickgpt.yml down
+# docker-compose -f ./docker-compose.slickgpt.yml pull
+# docker-compose -f ./docker-compose.slickgpt.yml up -d
+
+# docker compose --env-file ./slickgpt/slickgpt/.env -f ./slickgpt/slickgpt/docker-compose.slickgpt.yml up -d
+services:
+
+  slickgpt:
+    image: slickgpt:latest
+    build: .
+    command: npm run preview -- --host
+    # yes you are reading this right -- no ports exposed. 
+    # In your cloudflared configuration portal, you'll point the URL to
+    # http://slickgpt:4173
+
+  slicktunnel:
+    container_name: cloudflared-slick
+    image: cloudflare/cloudflared:latest #2023.5.1-amd64
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    command: tunnel run 
+    environment:
+      - TUNNEL_TOKEN=${SLICKGPT_CLOUDFLARED}
+    cap_drop:
+      - ALL
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diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7a17930..31587ec 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
 	"name": "@shipbit/slickgpt",
-	"version": "1.2.5",
+	"version": "1.4.1",
 	"lockfileVersion": 3,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
 			"name": "@shipbit/slickgpt",
-			"version": "1.2.5",
+			"version": "1.4.1",
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@floating-ui/dom": "^1.5.3",