diff --git a/.github/workflows/containers-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/containers-publish.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d5ce469
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/containers-publish.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+name: 'Containers: Publish'
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags: [ 'v*' ]
+
+
+jobs:
+  release-containers:
+    name: Build and Push
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    - name: Login to ghcr.io Docker registry
+      uses: docker/login-action@v2
+      with:
+        registry: ghcr.io
+        username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+        password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+    - name: Compute Docker container image addresses
+      run: |
+        DOCKER_REPOSITORY="ghcr.io/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY,,}"
+        DOCKER_TAG="${GITHUB_REF:11}"
+
+        echo "DOCKER_REPOSITORY=${DOCKER_REPOSITORY}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "DOCKER_TAG=${DOCKER_TAG}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+        echo "Using: ${DOCKER_REPOSITORY}/*:${DOCKER_TAG}"
+
+    # - name: 'Pull previous Docker container image: :latest'
+    #   run: docker pull "${DOCKER_REPOSITORY}:latest" || true
+
+    - name: 'Pull previous Docker container image: frontend-static:latest'
+      run: docker pull "${DOCKER_REPOSITORY}/frontend-static:latest" || true
+
+    - name: 'Build Docker container image: frontend-static:latest'
+      run: |
+        docker build \
+            --cache-from "${DOCKER_REPOSITORY}/frontend-static:latest" \
+            --file frontend/Dockerfile.demo \
+            --build-arg SERVER_NAME=localhost \
+            --tag "${DOCKER_REPOSITORY}/frontend-static:latest" \
+            --tag "${DOCKER_REPOSITORY}/frontend-static:${DOCKER_TAG}" \
+            frontend
+    - name: 'Push Docker container image frontend-static:latest'
+      run: docker push "${DOCKER_REPOSITORY}/frontend-static:latest"
+
+    - name: 'Push Docker container image frontend-static:v*'
+      run: docker push "${DOCKER_REPOSITORY}/frontend-static:${DOCKER_TAG}"
+#
+#
+#    - name: 'Build Docker container image: backend:latest'
+#      run: |
+#        cd backend && \
+#        make && \
+#        docker image tag "${DOCKER_REPOSITORY}/backend/local:latest" "${DOCKER_REPOSITORY}/backend:latest"
+#
+#    - name: Push Docker container image backend:latest
+#      run: docker push "${DOCKER_REPOSITORY}/backend:latest"
+#
+#    - name: Push Docker container image backend:v*
+#      run: docker push "${DOCKER_REPOSITORY}/backend:${DOCKER_TAG}"
+
+    # - name: Push Docker container image :v*"
+    #   run: docker push "${DOCKER_REPOSITORY}:${DOCKER_TAG}"
diff --git a/server/Dockerfile.prod b/Dockerfile.prod
similarity index 85%
rename from server/Dockerfile.prod
rename to Dockerfile.prod
index fe448bab..5b979a4e 100644
--- a/server/Dockerfile.prod
+++ b/Dockerfile.prod
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+# This image runs the production server, with nginx
 ###########
 # BUILDER #
 ###########
 
 # pull official base image
-FROM python:3.11.4-slim-buster as builder
+FROM python:3.11.4-slim-buster as python_builder
 
 # set work directory
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
@@ -48,8 +49,8 @@ WORKDIR $APP_HOME
 
 # install dependencies
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends netcat
-COPY --from=builder /usr/src/app/wheels /wheels
-COPY --from=builder /usr/src/app/requirements.txt .
+COPY --from=python_builder /usr/src/app/wheels /wheels
+COPY --from=python_builder /usr/src/app/requirements.txt .
 RUN pip install --upgrade pip
 RUN pip install --no-cache /wheels/*
 
@@ -69,3 +70,6 @@ USER app
 
 # run entrypoint.prod.sh
 ENTRYPOINT ["/home/app/web/entrypoint.prod.sh"]
+
+
+# TODO: gunicorn stuff
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diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.dev.yml
similarity index 87%
rename from docker-compose.yml
rename to docker-compose.dev.yml
index 042f0073..67ab99f3 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ services:
     build: ./server
     command: python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000
     volumes:
-      - ./server:/usr/src/server
+      - ./server:/usr/src/app
     ports:
       - "8000:8000"
     env_file:
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@ services:
     image: balancer-frontend
     build:
       context: frontend
-      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev
       args:
         - IMAGE_NAME=balancer-frontend
+        - FRONTEND_VERSION=0.0.1
     ports:
         - "3000:3000"
     environment:
diff --git a/docker-compose.prod.yml b/docker-compose.prod.yml
index 2a7e43e8..a58e7700 100644
--- a/docker-compose.prod.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.prod.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data/
     env_file:
-      - ./.env.prod.db
+      - ./config/env/env.prod.db
   backend:
     build: 
       context: ./server
@@ -14,22 +14,9 @@ services:
     ports:
       - 8000:8000
     env_file:
-      - ./config/env/.env.prod
+      - ./config/env/env.prod
     depends_on:
       - db
-  frontend:
-    image: balancer-frontend
-    build:
-      context: frontend
-      dockerfile: Dockerfile
-      args:
-        - IMAGE_NAME=balancer-frontend
-    ports:
-        - "3000:3000"
-    environment:
-        - CHOKIDAR_USEPOLLING=true
-    depends_on:
-      - backend
 
 volumes:
   postgres_data:
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diff --git a/frontend/.gitignore b/frontend/.gitignore
index d67a573c..a547bf36 100644
--- a/frontend/.gitignore
+++ b/frontend/.gitignore
@@ -22,5 +22,3 @@ dist-ssr
 *.njsproj
 *.sln
 *.sw?
-
-.DS_Store
diff --git a/frontend/Dockerfile.demo b/frontend/Dockerfile.demo
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ecf94591
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/Dockerfile.demo
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# This dockerfile builds an image for a static frontend only server suitable for online hosting.
+# Use the official Node.js image as the base image
+FROM node:18 as builder
+
+# Set the working directory inside the container
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+
+# Copy package.json and package-lock.json
+COPY package*.json ./
+
+# Set version number
+ARG FRONTEND_VERSION
+RUN npm version $FRONTEND_VERSION
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN npm ci --legacy-peer-deps
+
+# Copy project files
+COPY . .
+
+RUN npm run build
+
+FROM alpine:latest as nginx-config
+RUN apk --no-cache add gettext
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY nginx.conf.demo ./nginx.conf.demo
+# This will get overwritten by helm chart
+
+ARG SERVER_NAME
+ENV SERVER_NAME $SERVER_NAME
+RUN cat nginx.conf.demo | envsubst > nginx.conf
+
+FROM nginx:alpine
+
+COPY --from=nginx-config /app/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
+COPY --from=Builder /usr/src/app/dist /usr/share/nginx/html
+
+# The default entrypoint works for us.
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diff --git a/frontend/Dockerfile b/frontend/Dockerfile.dev
similarity index 68%
rename from frontend/Dockerfile
rename to frontend/Dockerfile.dev
index 3b0b404f..b652b980 100644
--- a/frontend/Dockerfile
+++ b/frontend/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-# Use the official Node.js 14 image as the base image
+# This dockerfile builds an image for a Vite development server
+# Use the official Node.js image as the base image
 FROM node:18
 
 # Set the working directory inside the container
@@ -14,12 +15,12 @@ RUN npm ci --legacy-peer-deps
 COPY . .
 
 # Build the project
-RUN npm run build
+# RUN npm run build
 
 # Expose a port if required
-EXPOSE 3000
+# EXPOSE 3000
 
-# Start the application
+# Start the dev server
 CMD [ "npm", "run", "dev" ]
 
 # Set the image name
diff --git a/frontend/docker-compose.demo.yaml b/frontend/docker-compose.demo.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..652b992f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/docker-compose.demo.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+version: "3.8"
+services:
+  frontend-static:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.demo
+      args:
+        - IMAGE_NAME=frontend-static
+        - FRONTEND_VERSION=0.0.2
+        - SERVER_NAME=localhost
+    image: ghcr.io/codeforphilly/balancer-main/frontend-static:0.0.2
+    ports:
+      - "80:80"
+    environment:
+      - CHOKIDAR_USEPOLLING=true
+      - VITE_API_BASE_URL=https://devnull-as-a-service.com/dev/null
diff --git a/frontend/docker-compose.yml b/frontend/docker-compose.dev.yaml
similarity index 51%
rename from frontend/docker-compose.yml
rename to frontend/docker-compose.dev.yaml
index 4114849e..3c9916f9 100644
--- a/frontend/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/frontend/docker-compose.dev.yaml
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ services:
   react-app:
     build:
       context: .
-      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev
       args:
-        - IMAGE_NAME=balancer-frontend
+        - IMAGE_NAME=balancer-frontend-dev
     ports:
       - "3000:3000"
+        # The port number is hard-coded, located in ./vite.config.ts
     environment:
       - CHOKIDAR_USEPOLLING=true
     volumes:
       - "./:/usr/src/app:delegated"
-      - "/usr/src/app/node_modules/"
+      - "./node_modules:/usr/src/app/node_modules/"
diff --git a/frontend/nginx.conf.demo b/frontend/nginx.conf.demo
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c093b5e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/nginx.conf.demo
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# nginx config file for static frontend demo site.
+# This will be the nginx.conf in the docker image before it gets overwritten by kubernetes helm chart.
+user nginx;
+    worker_processes  1;
+    events {
+      worker_connections  1024;
+    }
+    http {
+      include /etc/nginx/mime.types;
+      server {
+        listen       80;
+        listen  [::]:80;
+        server_name  $SERVER_NAME;
+
+        location / {
+            root   /usr/share/nginx/html;
+            index  index.html index.htm;
+        }
+
+        #error_page  404              /404.html;
+
+        # redirect server error pages to the static page /50x.html
+        #
+        error_page   500 502 503 504  /50x.html;
+        location = /50x.html {
+            root   /usr/share/nginx/html;
+        }
+      }
+    }
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diff --git a/helm-chart/Chart.yaml b/helm-chart/Chart.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b990b819
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm-chart/Chart.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+name: nginx-helm-chart
+description: A generated Helm Chart for nginx-helm-chart from Skippbox Kompose
+version: 0.0.2
+apiVersion: v2
+keywords:
+  - nginx-helm-chart
+sources:
+    - https://github.com/CodeForPhilly/balancer-main
+home: https://opencollective.com/code-for-philly/projects/balancer
diff --git a/helm-chart/README.md b/helm-chart/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2945440b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm-chart/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Chart initially created by Kompose from nginx-docker-compose.yml
+
diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/frontend-static-deployment.yaml b/helm-chart/templates/frontend-static-deployment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..55f98f45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/frontend-static-deployment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  annotations:
+    kompose.cmd: kompose convert -c -f nginx-docker-compose.yml -o nginx-helm-chart
+    kompose.version: 1.31.2 (a92241f79)
+  creationTimestamp: null
+  labels:
+    io.kompose.service: frontend-static
+  name: frontend-static
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      io.kompose.service: frontend-static
+  strategy:
+    type: Recreate
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      annotations:
+        kompose.cmd: kompose convert -c -f nginx-docker-compose.yml -o nginx-helm-chart
+        kompose.version: 1.31.2 (a92241f79)
+      creationTimestamp: null
+      labels:
+        io.kompose.network/frontend-default: "true"
+        io.kompose.service: frontend-static
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - env:
+            - name: CHOKIDAR_USEPOLLING
+              value: "true"
+            - name: VITE_API_BASE_URL
+              value: {{ .Values.VITE_API_BASE_URL }}
+
+          image: ghcr.io/codeforphilly/balancer-main/frontend-static:latest
+          name: frontend-static
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 80
+              protocol: TCP
+          volumeMounts:
+            - mountPath: /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
+              name: nginx-conf
+              subPath: nginx.conf
+              readOnly: true
+          resources: {}
+      volumes:
+        - name: nginx-conf
+          configMap:
+            name: nginx-conf
+            items:
+              - key: nginx.conf
+                path: nginx.conf
+      restartPolicy: Always
+status: {}
diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/frontend-static-service.yaml b/helm-chart/templates/frontend-static-service.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26c3db19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/frontend-static-service.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  annotations:
+    kompose.cmd: kompose convert -c -f nginx-docker-compose.yml -o nginx-helm-chart
+    kompose.version: 1.31.2 (a92241f79)
+  creationTimestamp: null
+  labels:
+    io.kompose.service: frontend-static
+  name: frontend-static
+spec:
+  ports:
+    - name: "http"
+      port: 80
+      protocol: TCP
+  selector:
+    io.kompose.service: frontend-static
+status:
+  loadBalancer: {}
diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/nginx-configmap.yaml b/helm-chart/templates/nginx-configmap.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8f1d45bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/nginx-configmap.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: nginx-conf
+# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/64178370/custom-nginx-conf-from-configmap-in-kubernetes
+data:
+  nginx.conf: |
+    user nginx;
+    worker_processes  1;
+    events {
+      worker_connections  1024;
+    }
+    http {
+      include /etc/nginx/mime.types;
+      error_log  /var/log/nginx/error_log;
+      access_log /var/log/nginx/access_log;
+      server {
+        listen       80;
+        listen  [::]:80;
+        server_name  {{ .Values.nginx.serverName }};
+    
+        location /access_log {
+            alias /var/log/nginx/access_log;
+        }
+        location /error_log {
+            alias /var/log/nginx/error_log;
+        }
+        
+        location / {
+            root   /usr/share/nginx/html;
+            index  index.html index.htm;
+        }
+  
+        #error_page  404              /404.html;
+  
+        # redirect server error pages to the static page /50x.html
+        #
+        #error_page   500 502 503 504  /50x.html;
+        #location = /50x.html {
+        #    root   /usr/share/nginx/html;
+        
+        #}
+      }
+    }
+    
diff --git a/helm-chart/values.yaml b/helm-chart/values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..91b342dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm-chart/values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+nginx:
+  serverName: "localhost"
+
+VITE_API_BASE_URL: https://devnull-as-a-service.com/dev/null
+
+ingress:
+  enabled: false
+  className: ""
+  annotations: {}
+    # kubernetes.io/ingress.class: nginx
+    # kubernetes.io/tls-acme: "true"
+  hosts:
+    - host: chart-example.local
+      paths:
+        - path: /
+          pathType: ImplementationSpecific
+  tls: []
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diff --git a/server/Dockerfile b/server/Dockerfile.dev
similarity index 81%
rename from server/Dockerfile
rename to server/Dockerfile.dev
index 74c7b6a7..e79d155b 100644
--- a/server/Dockerfile
+++ b/server/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# This image runs the Django lightweight development web server without the frontend.
+# Intended to be run along with the frontend dev server.
 # pull official base image
 FROM python:3.11.4-slim-buster