diff --git a/.changeset/scaffold-ships-docker.md b/.changeset/scaffold-ships-docker.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"create-objectstack": minor
+---
+
+Scaffolded projects are now container-ready out of the box: the `blank` template ships a `Dockerfile` (two-stage build onto the official `ghcr.io/objectstack-ai/objectstack` runtime image), a `docker-compose.yml` (app + Postgres single-host stack), and a `.dockerignore`, plus a Deploy section in the project README. `docker build -t my-app .` works immediately after `npm create objectstack`.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -124,6 +124,14 @@ pnpm dev
 
 Alternatively, with the CLI installed: `os init my-app && cd my-app && os dev`.
 
+Ready for production? The scaffolded project is container-ready:
+
+```bash
+docker build -t my-app . && docker compose up -d   # app + Postgres on the official runtime image
+```
+
+See [Self-Hosted Deployment](https://docs.objectstack.ai/docs/deployment/self-hosting) for bare Node, Kubernetes, and the secrets you must pin.
+
 ### For Framework Contributors
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/packages/create-objectstack/src/templates/blank/.dockerignore b/packages/create-objectstack/src/templates/blank/.dockerignore
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@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+node_modules
+dist
+.git
+*.log
+.env
+cookies.txt
diff --git a/packages/create-objectstack/src/templates/blank/Dockerfile b/packages/create-objectstack/src/templates/blank/Dockerfile
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+# Container build for this ObjectStack app.
+#
+#   docker build -t my-app .
+#   docker run -p 8080:8080 \
+#     -e OS_DATABASE_URL="postgres://user:pass@db-host:5432/myapp" \
+#     -e OS_AUTH_SECRET -e OS_SECRET_KEY \
+#     my-app
+#
+# Or run the full app + Postgres stack: see docker-compose.yml.
+# Docs: https://docs.objectstack.ai/docs/deployment/self-hosting
+
+# ── Build stage: compile TypeScript metadata to the artifact ─────────
+FROM node:22-slim AS build
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY package*.json ./
+RUN npm ci
+COPY . .
+RUN npx os build              # → dist/objectstack.json
+
+# ── Runtime: the official ObjectStack runtime image ──────────────────
+# Ships Node + @objectstack/cli with `os start`, a non-root user, the
+# /api/v1/health HEALTHCHECK, and OS_ARTIFACT_PATH/OS_PORT preset (port 8080)
+# — see docker/README.md in the framework repo. Pin the tag to the
+# @objectstack/cli version in your package.json so the runtime matches the
+# CLI that built the artifact.
+FROM ghcr.io/objectstack-ai/objectstack:latest
+COPY --from=build --chown=node:node /app/dist/objectstack.json /srv/app/objectstack.json
+
+# OS_DATABASE_URL, OS_AUTH_SECRET, and OS_SECRET_KEY are injected at runtime —
+# never bake them into the image.
diff --git a/packages/create-objectstack/src/templates/blank/README.md b/packages/create-objectstack/src/templates/blank/README.md
index 1b0c5eaeeb..0b7746a6d1 100644
--- a/packages/create-objectstack/src/templates/blank/README.md
+++ b/packages/create-objectstack/src/templates/blank/README.md
@@ -40,6 +40,29 @@ otherwise fail *silently at runtime* — e.g. a bare `done` (instead of
 `record.done`) in an action predicate that would hide the action on every
 record. See `AGENTS.md` for the full convention.
 
+## Deploy
+
+The project ships container-ready — the `Dockerfile` builds your metadata into
+an artifact and runs it on the official ObjectStack runtime image
+(`ghcr.io/objectstack-ai/objectstack`):
+
+```bash
+# Image only
+docker build -t my-app .
+
+# Or the full app + Postgres stack
+cat > .env <<EOF
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD=$(openssl rand -hex 16)
+OS_AUTH_SECRET=$(openssl rand -hex 32)
+OS_SECRET_KEY=$(openssl rand -hex 32)
+EOF
+docker compose up -d
+curl -fsS http://localhost:8080/api/v1/health
+```
+
+Bare Node, Kubernetes, reverse-proxy wiring, and the required secrets are
+covered in [Self-Hosted Deployment](https://docs.objectstack.ai/docs/deployment/self-hosting).
+
 ## Next steps
 
 - Add an object: see the `objectstack-data` skill.
diff --git a/packages/create-objectstack/src/templates/blank/docker-compose.yml b/packages/create-objectstack/src/templates/blank/docker-compose.yml
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+# Single-host production stack: this app + Postgres.
+#
+# Create a .env file next to this compose file (never committed) with
+# POSTGRES_PASSWORD / OS_AUTH_SECRET / OS_SECRET_KEY (generate secrets with
+# `openssl rand -hex 32`), then `docker compose up -d`.
+#
+# Docs: https://docs.objectstack.ai/docs/deployment/self-hosting
+
+services:
+  app:
+    build: .
+    ports:
+      - "8080:8080"
+    environment:
+      OS_DATABASE_URL: postgres://objectstack:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@db:5432/myapp
+      OS_AUTH_SECRET: ${OS_AUTH_SECRET}
+      OS_SECRET_KEY: ${OS_SECRET_KEY}
+    depends_on:
+      db:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    restart: unless-stopped
+
+  db:
+    image: postgres:17
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_USER: objectstack
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
+      POSTGRES_DB: myapp
+    volumes:
+      - pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U objectstack -d myapp"]
+      interval: 5s
+      timeout: 3s
+      retries: 10
+    restart: unless-stopped
+
+volumes:
+  pgdata: