feat: add multi-stage Dockerfile for building and running app

Dockerfile

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# - Stage 1 --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0 AS build
+    WORKDIR /src
+
+    # Copy and restore dependencies
+    COPY src/Dotnet.Samples.AspNetCore.WebApi/*.csproj ./Dotnet.Samples.AspNetCore.WebApi/
+    RUN dotnet restore ./Dotnet.Samples.AspNetCore.WebApi
+
+    # Copy source and publish
+    COPY src/Dotnet.Samples.AspNetCore.WebApi ./Dotnet.Samples.AspNetCore.WebApi
+    WORKDIR /src/Dotnet.Samples.AspNetCore.WebApi
+    RUN dotnet publish -c Release -o /app/publish
+
+# - Stage 2 --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:8.0 AS runtime
+    WORKDIR /app
+
+    # Copy published output
+    # Note: This includes the SQLite database because it's marked as <Content> with
+    # <CopyToOutputDirectory> in the .csproj file. No need to copy it manually.
+    COPY --from=build /app/publish .
+
+    # Add non-root user (aspnetcore) for security hardening
+    RUN adduser --disabled-password --gecos '' aspnetcore \
+        && chown -R aspnetcore:aspnetcore /app
+    USER aspnetcore
+
+    # Set environment variables
+    ENV ASPNETCORE_URLS=http://+:9000
+    ENV ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Production
+
+    # Default entrypoint
+    ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet", "Dotnet.Samples.AspNetCore.WebApi.dll"]

README.md

@@ -26,14 +26,29 @@ _Figure: Simplified, conceptual project structure and main application flow. Not
 dotnet watch run --project src/Dotnet.Samples.AspNetCore.WebApi/Dotnet.Samples.AspNetCore.WebApi.csproj
 ```
 
-## Documentation
+## Documentation (Development-only)
 
 ```console
 https://localhost:9000/swagger/index.html
 ```
 
 ![API Documentation](/assets/images/Swagger.png)
 
+## Container
+
+This project includes a multi-stage `Dockerfile` for local development and production builds.
+
+### Build the image
+
+```bash
+docker build -t aspnetcore-app .
+```
+
+### Run the container
+
+```bash
+docker run -p 9000:9000 aspnetcore-app
+
 ## Credits
 
 The solution has been coded using [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) with the [C# Dev Kit](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-dotnettools.csdevkit) extension.