diff --git a/AirportAlphabetGame/AirportAlphabetGame.fsproj b/AirportAlphabetGame/AirportAlphabetGame.fsproj
index 5b7ae77..b6ad434 100644
--- a/AirportAlphabetGame/AirportAlphabetGame.fsproj
+++ b/AirportAlphabetGame/AirportAlphabetGame.fsproj
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
     <ItemGroup>
       <PackageReference Include="Saturn" Version="0.16.1" />
+      <PackageReference Include="Thoth.Json.Giraffe" Version="6.0.0" />
       <PackageReference Include="Thoth.Json.Net" Version="11.0.0" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
@@ -27,6 +28,9 @@
       <None Include="wwwroot\scripts\htmx.min.js">
         <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
       </None>
+        <None Include="wwwroot\images\loading.svg">
+            <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+        </None>
       <None Include="wwwroot\scripts\index.js">
         <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
       </None>
diff --git a/AirportAlphabetGame/Controller.fs b/AirportAlphabetGame/Controller.fs
index 547b2fa..8112d45 100644
--- a/AirportAlphabetGame/Controller.fs
+++ b/AirportAlphabetGame/Controller.fs
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ module Controller
 open System
 open System.Net.Http
 open System.Text.RegularExpressions
+open Giraffe
 open Giraffe.ViewEngine.HtmlElements
 open Types
 open System.Text
+open System.Net
 open Thoth.Json.Net
 
-
 let parseUsername (username: string) =
     let pattern = @"https?://(?:www\.)?my\.flightradar24\.com/([^/?#]+)"
     let matches = Regex.Match(username, pattern)
@@ -24,12 +25,19 @@ let getJsonResult result =
 
 let makePostRequest<'x> (url: string) payload =
     async {
-        use httpClient = new HttpClient()
+        use handler = new HttpClientHandler()
+        handler.AutomaticDecompression <- DecompressionMethods.GZip ||| DecompressionMethods.Deflate
+        use httpClient = new HttpClient(handler)
+
         let content = new StringContent(payload, Encoding.UTF8, "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
         let request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, url)
         request.Content <- content
+        request.Headers.Add("User-Agent", "Mozilla/5.0") // mimic browser
+        request.Headers.Add("Accept", "application/json")
+
         let! response = httpClient.SendAsync(request) |> Async.AwaitTask
         let! responseContent = response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync() |> Async.AwaitTask
+
         return responseContent
     }
     |> Async.RunSynchronously
@@ -106,6 +114,7 @@ let processAirports (alphabet: char[]) (allAirports: Airport[])  =
 let RenderAirportList (user: usernameQuery) =
     let username = parseUsername user.fr24user
     let alphabet = [|'A'..'Z'|]
+
     let airports =
         $"username={username}&listType={user.searchType}&order=no&limit=0"
             |> makePostRequest<AirportResponseData> "https://my.flightradar24.com/public-scripts/profileToplist"
diff --git a/AirportAlphabetGame/Program.fs b/AirportAlphabetGame/Program.fs
index dc59928..39fcd71 100644
--- a/AirportAlphabetGame/Program.fs
+++ b/AirportAlphabetGame/Program.fs
@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@ open Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http
 open Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection
 open Saturn
 open Giraffe
-open Types
 
+open Types
+open Thoth.Json.Giraffe
+open System
 open System.Net
 open System.Net.Sockets
+open System.IO
+
 
 module Program =
 
@@ -23,6 +27,7 @@ module Program =
 
     let ServiceConfig (services: IServiceCollection) =
         // Get the server IP address
+        services.AddSingleton<Json.ISerializer>(ThothSerializer()) |> ignore
         let serverIpAddress =
             match Dns.GetHostEntry(Dns.GetHostName()).AddressList |> Array.tryFind(fun ip -> ip.AddressFamily = AddressFamily.InterNetwork) with
             | Some ip -> ip.ToString()
@@ -40,8 +45,8 @@ module Program =
     let app =
         application {
             use_mime_types [(".woff", "application/font-woff")]
-            use_static "wwwroot"
             use_router router
+            use_static (Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, "wwwroot"))
             use_developer_exceptions
             service_config ServiceConfig
             url "http://0.0.0.0:5001"
diff --git a/AirportAlphabetGame/dockerfile b/AirportAlphabetGame/dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72049d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AirportAlphabetGame/dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Use a full Ubuntu image
+FROM ubuntu:24.04 AS base
+
+# Set working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install dependencies: ICU, CA certs, curl (optional for debugging)
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+        libicu-dev \
+        ca-certificates \
+        curl \
+        unzip \
+        wget \
+        git \
+        tzdata && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Copy published .NET app
+COPY bin/Release/net8.0/linux-x64/publish/ ./
+
+# Expose port
+EXPOSE 5001
+
+# Set timezone (optional, avoids TZ issues)
+ENV TZ=Australia/Brisbane
+
+# Set entrypoint
+ENTRYPOINT ["./AirportAlphabetGame"]