diff --git a/Justfile b/Justfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4334a5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Justfile
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+# settings
+set dotenv-load
+
+# defaults
+default_runner := 'docker'
+default_tag := 'latest'
+default_image := 'gitpot.dev/sangelo/website:latest'
+
+# run development server by default
+default: dev
+
+# aliases
+alias c := clean
+alias b := build
+alias r := run
+alias d := dev
+alias p := preview
+
+# building
+
+# run all docker related recipes (clean, build, run) (default runner: docker)
+all tag=default_tag runner=default_runner:
+    just -f {{justfile()}} clean {{runner}} {{tag}}
+    just -f {{justfile()}} build {{tag}} {{runner}}
+    just -f {{justfile()}} run {{tag}} {{runner}}
+
+# clean containers, images and temporary svelte dirs with specified runner (default runner: docker)
+clean runner=default_runner tag=default_tag:
+    @echo "Cleaning dev environment..."
+    rm -rf build/ .svelte-kit/
+    @echo "Cleaning containers with '{{runner}}'..."
+    TAG="{{tag}}" {{runner}} compose -f docker-compose.build.yml down
+    @echo "Cleaning images with '{{runner}}'..."
+    just -f {{justfile()}} _clean_images {{runner}}
+
+# clean images function
+_clean_images runner=default_runner:
+    #!/usr/bin/env bash
+    set -euo pipefail
+    image_ids=$({{runner}} image ls | grep gitpot.dev/sangelo/website | awk '{print $3}')
+    if [ -n "$image_ids" ]; then
+        for image_id in $image_ids; do
+            {{runner}} image rm $image_id
+            echo "Image with ID $image_id deleted successfully."
+        done
+    else
+        echo "No images matching the repository and tag found."
+    fi
+
+# build container image with specified runner (default runner: docker)
+build tag=default_tag runner=default_runner:
+    @echo "Running with '{{runner}}' and tagging as '{{tag}}'..."
+    TAG="{{tag}}" {{runner}} compose -f docker-compose.build.yml build --no-cache
+
+# run container image with specified runner (default runner: docker)
+run tag=default_tag runner=default_runner:
+    @echo "Running with '{{runner}}'..."
+    {{runner}} compose -f docker-compose.build.yml up -d --force-recreate
+    @# watch -n 1 {{runner}} compose -f docker-compose.build.yml ps
+
+publish image=default_image runner=default_runner:
+    @echo "Publishing with '{{runner}}'..."
+    @# log into gitpot
+    {{runner}} login gitpot.dev -u $GITPOT_USERNAME -p $GITPOT_PASSWORD
+    @# push the specified image to the container registry
+    {{runner}} push {{image}}
+    @echo -e "\e[1;32mPublished {{image}} successfuly! Use '{{runner}} pull {{image}}' to pull the container.\e[0m"
+
+# development
+
+# install dependencies
+_install:
+    yarn install
+
+# run vite dev server
+dev: _install
+    @echo "Running vite development server..."
+    yarn run dev --open
+
+# run vite preview server
+preview: _install
+    @echo "Running vite preview server..."
+    yarn run build
+    yarn run preview --open
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 59ac201..2084e2d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,6 +8,23 @@ Feel free to explore!
 You're welcome to contribute to this website if you have a Lunivity account (see homepage for details if registrations aren't open).<br>
 Once you fork and clone the repository, follow the next steps.
 
+If you have `just` installed, setting up is pretty easy:
+
+```bash
+# setup dependencies and run dev server
+just
+
+# you can also run `just dev`
+just dev
+
+# to build and preview a webpage, run `just preview`
+just preview
+```
+
+View a list of all possible `just` recipes with `just -l`.
+
+Otherwise, if you don't already have or don't want to install `just`, you can run the commands manually:
+
 ```bash
 # install dependencies
 yarn install
@@ -23,16 +40,31 @@ Once you've made your changes, you can create a Pull Request and I'll make sure
 
 ## Building
 
-To create a production version of this website:
+To create a production version of this website without docker:
 
 ```bash
 yarn run build
 ```
 
+To build a docker container image with `just`:
+
+```bash
+# build and run container image with docker
+just build
+
+# build with podman
+just build podman
+
+# clean, build, and run container image with docker or podman
+just all
+just all podman
+```
+
 You can preview the production build with `yarn run preview`.
 
 ## License
 
 You can view this project's source code license [here](./LICENSE).
 
-All assets created by me are Copyright (c) 2019-2024 Sangelo unless otherwise stated.
+All assets (images, logos, etc.) created by me (Sangelo) are Copyright (c) 2019-2024 Sangelo unless otherwise stated.<br>
+Brand logos and icons (such as Discord, Github, YouTube, etc.) are trademarked by and copyright of their respective owners.
diff --git a/docker-compose.build.yml b/docker-compose.build.yml
index 0fb6a7f..60767d7 100644
--- a/docker-compose.build.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.build.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-version: '3.8'
-
 services:
   web:
+    image: gitpot.dev/sangelo/website:${TAG}
     build:
       context: .
       dockerfile: Dockerfile