diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9e91c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+name: build-image
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - 'main'
+
+jobs:
+  ci:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+  build-image:
+    name: build image
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [ci]  # require tests to pass before build runs
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Set up QEMU
+      uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+    - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+      uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+    - name: Log in to the Container Registry
+      uses: docker/login-action@v3
+      with:
+        registry: ghcr.io
+        username: ${{ github.actor }}
+        password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    - name: Build backend image for amd64
+      uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+      with:
+        context: .
+        platforms: linux/amd64
+        build-args: |
+          APP_ENV=production
+        push: true
+        tags: |
+          ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}/wagtail-backend:latest
+        cache-from: type=gha
+        cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
+    - name: Build nginx image for amd64
+      uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+      with:
+        context: .
+        platforms: linux/amd64
+        build-args: |
+          APP_ENV=nginx-production
+        push: true
+        tags: |
+          ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}/nginx-static:latest
+        cache-from: type=gha
+        cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 19f92c0..1eb895c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -2,22 +2,26 @@ name: ci
 
 on:
   push:
+    branches:
+      - '*'
+      - '!main'
+  workflow_call:
 
 jobs:
   pre-commit:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: '3.12' 
     - name: Run pre-commit tests
-      uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.0
+      uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.1
   unit-tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: '3.12'
     - name: Install Dependencies
@@ -30,14 +34,14 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: Set .env from .env.example
-      run: mv .env.example .env
     - name: Set up QEMU
       uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
     - name: Set up Docker Buildx
       uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
     - name: Build image for amd64 and arm64
-      uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+      uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
       with:
         context: .
         platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+        cache-from: type=gha
+        cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 13a8b5b..c12ad89 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+# Defining environment
+ARG APP_ENV=dev
+
 # Use an official Python runtime based on Debian 12 "bookworm" as a parent image.
 # Supported python3 versions: https://docs.wagtail.org/en/stable/releases/upgrading.html#compatible-django-python-versions
-FROM python:3.12-slim-bookworm
+FROM python:3.12-slim-bookworm AS base
 
 # Add user that will be used in the container.
 RUN useradd wagtail
@@ -8,10 +11,7 @@ RUN useradd wagtail
 # Port used by this container to serve HTTP.
 EXPOSE 8000
 
-# Set environment variables.
-# 1. Force Python stdout and stderr streams to be unbuffered.
-# 2. Set PORT variable that is used by Gunicorn. This should match "EXPOSE"
-#    command.
+# Set default environment variables.
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 \
     PORT=8000
 
@@ -22,10 +22,11 @@ RUN apt-get update --yes --quiet && apt-get install --yes --quiet --no-install-r
     libjpeg62-turbo-dev \
     zlib1g-dev \
     libwebp-dev \
+    netcat-openbsd \
  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # Install the application server.
-RUN pip install "gunicorn==20.0.4"
+RUN pip install "gunicorn==23.0.0"
 
 # Install the project requirements.
 COPY requirements.txt /
@@ -34,9 +35,7 @@ RUN pip install -r /requirements.txt
 # Use /app folder as a directory where the source code is stored.
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Set this directory to be owned by the "wagtail" user. This Wagtail project
-# uses SQLite, the folder needs to be owned by the user that
-# will be writing to the database file.
+# Set this directory to be owned by the "wagtail" user.
 RUN chown wagtail:wagtail /app
 
 # Copy the source code of the project into the container.
@@ -45,16 +44,24 @@ COPY --chown=wagtail:wagtail . .
 # Use user "wagtail" to run the build commands below and the server itself.
 USER wagtail
 
-# Collect static files.
+# Building the Production image
+FROM base AS production-image
+RUN echo "Building production image"
+ENV DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=tgno.settings.production
+RUN python manage.py collectstatic --noinput --clear
+ENTRYPOINT ["/app/entrypoint.prod.sh"]
+CMD ["gunicorn", "tgno.wsgi:application"]
+
+# Building the nginx production image
+FROM nginx:1.27-alpine AS nginx-production-image
+RUN echo "Building nginx-production image"
+COPY --from=production-image /app/static /usr/share/nginx/html/static
+
+# Building the Dev image
+FROM base AS dev-image
+RUN echo "Building dev image"
+ENV DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=tgno.settings.dev
 RUN python manage.py collectstatic --noinput --clear
+CMD ["python", "manage.py", "0.0.0.0:8000"]
 
-# Runtime command that executes when "docker run" is called, it does the
-# following:
-#   1. Migrate the database.
-#   2. Start the application server.
-# WARNING:
-#   Migrating database at the same time as starting the server IS NOT THE BEST
-#   PRACTICE. The database should be migrated manually or using the release
-#   phase facilities of your hosting platform. This is used only so the
-#   Wagtail instance can be started with a simple "docker run" command.
-CMD set -xe; python manage.py migrate --noinput; gunicorn tgno.wsgi:application
+FROM ${APP_ENV}-image
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diff --git a/entrypoint.prod.sh b/entrypoint.prod.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8e59be1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/entrypoint.prod.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+while ! nc -z $POSTGRES_HOST $POSTGRES_PORT; do
+    sleep 0.5
+    echo "Waiting for PostgreSQL ($POSTGRES_HOST:$POSTGRES_PORT)"
+done
+
+python manage.py migrate --no-input
+exec "$@"
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diff --git a/tgno/settings/base.py b/tgno/settings/base.py
index 37bb655..033e289 100644
--- a/tgno/settings/base.py
+++ b/tgno/settings/base.py
@@ -175,6 +175,6 @@
 
 # Base URL to use when referring to full URLs within the Wagtail admin backend -
 # e.g. in notification emails. Don't include '/admin' or a trailing slash
-WAGTAILADMIN_BASE_URL = "http://example.com"
+WAGTAILADMIN_BASE_URL = env("WAGTAILADMIN_BASE_URL", "http://example.com")
 
-WAGTAILAPI_BASE_URL = "http://example.com"
+WAGTAILAPI_BASE_URL = env("WAGTAILAPI_BASE_URL", "http://example.com")
diff --git a/tgno/settings/dev.py b/tgno/settings/dev.py
index b318e8b..5f4c419 100644
--- a/tgno/settings/dev.py
+++ b/tgno/settings/dev.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from os import getenv as env
+
 from .base import *
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
diff --git a/tgno/settings/production.py b/tgno/settings/production.py
index 9ca4ed7..496f3b8 100644
--- a/tgno/settings/production.py
+++ b/tgno/settings/production.py
@@ -1,6 +1,28 @@
+from os import getenv as env
+
 from .base import *
 
 DEBUG = False
+SECRET_KEY = env("SECRET_KEY")
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = env("ALLOWED_HOSTS", "localhost").split(",")
+CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS = env("CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS", "http://localhost").split(",")
+EMAIL_BACKEND = "django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend"
+
+LOGGING = {
+    "version": 1,
+    "disable_existing_loggers": False,
+    "handlers": {
+        "console": {
+            "class": "logging.StreamHandler",
+        },
+    },
+    "loggers": {
+        "django": {
+            "handlers": ["console"],
+            "level": env("DJANGO_LOG_LEVEL", "INFO"),
+        },
+    },
+}
 
 try:
     from .local import *