diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d1fc85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*.pyo
+*.pyd
+*.so
+*.egg-info/
+.eggs/
+.env
+.venv
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+.git/
+.gitignore
+
+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+**/__pycache__/
+**/*.pyc
+**/*.pyo
+**/*.pyd
+
+# Local settings
+settings_example.ini
+
+# Databases and runtime files
+*.db
+*.db-shm
+*.db-wal
+logs/
+
+# Tests and artifacts
+.coverage
+.pytest_cache/
+htmlcov/
+**/tests/
+
+# Stickers and large assets (if not needed at runtime)
+Stick/
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a580d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
+
+# Use a lightweight Python image
+FROM python:3.11-slim
+
+# Prevent Python from writing .pyc files and enable unbuffered logs
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 \
+    PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+
+# Install system dependencies (if required by Python packages)
+RUN apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends build-essential \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Set working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Create non-root user
+RUN useradd -m appuser \
+    && chown -R appuser:appuser /app
+
+# Install Python dependencies first for better layer caching
+COPY requirements.txt ./
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Copy project files
+COPY . .
+
+# Ensure runtime directories exist and are writable
+RUN mkdir -p logs database \
+    && chown -R appuser:appuser /app
+
+# Switch to non-root user
+USER appuser
+
+# Run the bot
+CMD ["python", "run_helper.py"]
diff --git a/logs/custom_logger.py b/logs/custom_logger.py
index dd31621..a142214 100644
--- a/logs/custom_logger.py
+++ b/logs/custom_logger.py
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ filename = f'{current_dir}/helper_bot_{today}.log'
 logger.add(
     filename,
     rotation="00:00",
-    retention="5 days",
+    retention="30 days",
     format="{time:YYYY-MM-DD at HH:mm:ss} | {level} | {name} | {line} | {message}",
 )