diff --git a/dashboard-backend/.dockerignore b/dashboard-backend/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a0c132150
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dashboard-backend/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Source code
+.git*
+.dockerignore
+Dockerfile*
+docker-compose*
+
+# Logs
+logs
+*.log
+
+# VS Code
+.vscode
+
+# ENV
+*.env
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dashboard-backend/Dockerfile b/dashboard-backend/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e5611200
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dashboard-backend/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+FROM golang:alpine
+
+LABEL maintainer="LitmusChaos"
+
+RUN mkdir /usr/app
+
+WORKDIR /usr/app
+
+COPY go.mod ./
+COPY go.sum ./
+
+RUN go mod download
+
+COPY . .
+
+RUN go build -o /dashboard-backend
+
+EXPOSE 8080
+
+CMD [ "/dashboard-backend" ]
diff --git a/dashboard-backend/README.md b/dashboard-backend/README.md
index 8fef11a23..329883b28 100644
--- a/dashboard-backend/README.md
+++ b/dashboard-backend/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 ## Installation Steps
 
-- Create a GitHub [personal access token](https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/creating-a-personal-access-token)
+- Create a GitHub [personal access token](https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/creating-a-personal-access-token).
 
 - Create a file `.env` and add the below content.
 ```
@@ -16,4 +16,24 @@ GITHUB_USERNAME=your_github_username
 GITHUB_PAT=your_github_personal_access_token
 ```
 
-- Replace `your_github_personal_access_token` with the actual token value created in first step and replace `your_github_username` with the GitHub account from which the token was created.
+- Replace `your_github_personal_access_token` with the actual token value created in the first step and replace `your_github_username` with the GitHub account from which the token was created.
+
+- Run the below command to install the required dependencies.
+
+```go
+go mod download
+```
+
+## Run locally
+
+Run the below command to start the server:
+
+```go
+go run main.go
+```
+
+Go to: http://localhost:8080
+
+## Contributing
+
+We like contributions in several forms, see [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/litmuschaos/litmus-e2e/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.