diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index dcb26ea..df2ec51 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ EXPOSE 5000
 ENV FLASK_APP=app.py
 ENV FLASK_ENV=production
 
-# Command to run the application
-CMD ["flask", "run", "--host=0.0.0.0"] 
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+# Command to run the application with gunicorn
+CMD ["gunicorn", "--bind", "0.0.0.0:5000", "--workers", "4", "app:app"] 
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9d568f8..459d4e0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ A Flask-based server implementation of the [SpaceAPI](https://spaceapi.io/) spec
 - Docker support for easy deployment
 - Real-time space status updates
 - Configurable space information (name, location, contact details, etc.)
+- Production-ready with Gunicorn WSGI server
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
@@ -76,8 +77,13 @@ curl -X POST http://localhost:5000/state \
 
 3. Set up environment variables and run the server:
    ```bash
+   # For development (using Flask's development server)
    export SPACEAPI_TOKEN=your-token-here
    flask run
+
+   # For production-like environment (using Gunicorn)
+   export SPACEAPI_TOKEN=your-token-here
+   gunicorn --bind 0.0.0.0:5000 --workers 4 app:app
    ```
 
 ## License
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index af44043..b61a793 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 flask==3.0.2
 python-dotenv==1.0.1
-spaceapi==0.1.0 
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+spaceapi==0.1.0
+gunicorn==21.2.0 
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