diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bac6d50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+node_modules
+npm-debug.log
+Dockerfile
+.dockerignore
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 968afa2..1c263fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -7,21 +7,11 @@ on:
     branches: [ "main" ]
 
 jobs:
-  build:
-
+  test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        node-version: [20.x]
-        # See supported Node.js release schedule at https://nodejs.org/en/about/releases/
-
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-          cache: 'npm'
-      - run: npm run build:dev
-      - run: npm run test
+
+      - name: Build and test with Docker Compose
+        run: docker compose run test
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ffcd621
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+FROM node:20-alpine
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+COPY . .
+EXPOSE 4000
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4f65872..a5bb372 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
-# Interchange Node.js Server
+# Interchange Server
 
-This is the server codebase for Interchange, an app for college
-transit.
+This is the server codebase for Interchange, an app for college transit.
 
 ## Setup
 
-You'll need Node.js 20.x installed to run this project.
-Clone this repository and run the following:
+You'll need Docker + Compose installed to run this project.
+Clone this repository and run one of the following:
 
 ```bash
-$ npm start:dev
+# run the standard Node development server and Redis
+$ docker compose run dev
+
+# run with unit/server integration tests
+$ docker compose run test
+
+# run with test data suitable for app integration tests
+$ docker compose run app-integration-tests
 ```
-
-This will run `npm install`, generate GraphQL type definitions,
-and start the server in developer mode.
-
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05a69c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# Note that .env file will automatically populate
+# variables in this file.
+# If these variables are also set on the host system,
+# those will be used over the .env file.
+# See https://vsupalov.com/docker-arg-env-variable-guide/
+
+x-common-environment: &common-server-environment
+  APNS_IS_PRODUCTION: ${APNS_IS_PRODUCTION}
+  APNS_BUNDLE_ID: ${APNS_BUNDLE_ID}
+  APNS_TEAM_ID: ${APNS_TEAM_ID}
+  APNS_KEY_ID: ${APNS_KEY_ID}
+  APNS_PRIVATE_KEY: ${APNS_PRIVATE_KEY}
+  REDIS_URL: redis://redis:6379
+
+services:
+  dev:
+    build: .
+    command: npm run start:dev
+    ports:
+      - "4000:4000"
+    depends_on:
+      - redis
+    environment:
+      <<: *common-server-environment
+    volumes:
+      - .:/usr/src/app
+
+  app-integration-test:
+    build: .
+    command: npm run start:dev integration-testing
+    ports:
+      - "4000:4000"
+    depends_on:
+      - redis
+    environment:
+      <<: *common-server-environment
+
+    volumes:
+      - .:/usr/src/app
+
+  test:
+    build: .
+    command: npm run test
+    depends_on:
+      - redis
+    environment:
+      <<: *common-server-environment
+
+    volumes:
+      - .:/usr/src/app
+  redis:
+    image: redis:alpine
+    ports:
+      - "6379:6379"
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d9b0220..4d485f2 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@apollo/server": "^4.11.2",
-        "dotenv": "^16.4.7",
         "graphql": "^16.10.0",
         "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2"
       },
@@ -4857,6 +4856,7 @@
       "version": "16.4.7",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.7.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-47qPchRCykZC03FhkYAhrvwU4xDBFIj1QPqaarj6mdM/hgUzfPHcpkHJOn3mJAufFeeAxAzeGsr5X0M4k6fLZQ==",
+      "dev": true,
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
       },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bd50fbd..d8ef7ca 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "start:dev": "npm run build:dev && node ./dist/index.js",
     "start": "npm run build && node ./dist/index.js",
     "generate": "graphql-codegen --config codegen.ts",
-    "test": "jest"
+    "test": "npm run build:dev && jest"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@graphql-codegen/cli": "5.0.3",
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
     "@apollo/server": "^4.11.2",
-    "dotenv": "^16.4.7",
     "graphql": "^16.10.0",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2"
   }
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 88f4c61..2bff64c 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -6,12 +6,9 @@ import { ServerContext } from "./ServerContext";
 import { UnoptimizedInMemoryRepository } from "./repositories/UnoptimizedInMemoryRepository";
 import { TimedApiBasedRepositoryLoader } from "./loaders/TimedApiBasedRepositoryLoader";
 import { ETANotificationScheduler } from "./notifications/schedulers/ETANotificationScheduler";
-import { configDotenv } from "dotenv";
 import { loadTestData } from "./loaders/loadTestData";
 import { AppleNotificationSender } from "./notifications/senders/AppleNotificationSender";
 
-configDotenv();
-
 const typeDefs = readFileSync("./schema.graphqls", "utf8");
 
 async function main() {