diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..408987486
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# VCS
+.git
+.gitignore
+
+# Dependencies
+node_modules
+**/node_modules
+.pnpm-store
+
+# Build outputs and caches
+.next
+**/.next
+dist
+build
+out
+.turbo
+.cache
+coverage
+
+# Logs
+logs
+*.log
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+pnpm-debug.log*
+
+# Environment files
+.env
+.env.*
+!.env.example
+
+# Editor and OS files
+.vscode
+.idea
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
diff --git a/examples/openui-chat/.dockerignore b/examples/openui-chat/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..999ffc10a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/openui-chat/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Node
+node_modules
+.pnpm-store
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+pnpm-debug.log*
+
+# Next.js
+.next
+out
+
+# Git
+.git
+.gitignore
+
+# Logs
+logs
+*.log
+
+# Env files
+.env
+.env.*
+!.env.example
+
+# OS files
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Build / cache
+dist
+build
+.turbo
+.cache
+coverage
+
+# Editor
+.vscode
+.idea
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diff --git a/examples/openui-chat/Dockerfile b/examples/openui-chat/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b3a36dfe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/openui-chat/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1.7
+# --------------------------------------------------
+# Build stage
+# --------------------------------------------------
+FROM node:20-alpine AS builder
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+RUN apk add --no-cache libc6-compat
+ARG PNPM_VERSION=9.12.0
+RUN corepack enable && corepack prepare pnpm@${PNPM_VERSION} --activate
+
+ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=1
+
+COPY pnpm-workspace.yaml package.json pnpm-lock.yaml tsconfig.json ./
+
+COPY packages/openui-cli/package.json ./packages/openui-cli/
+COPY packages/react-ui/package.json ./packages/react-ui/
+COPY packages/react-headless/package.json ./packages/react-headless/
+COPY packages/react-lang/package.json ./packages/react-lang/
+COPY examples/openui-chat/package.json ./examples/openui-chat/
+
+RUN --mount=type=cache,id=pnpm-store,target=/root/.local/share/pnpm/store \
+  pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --ignore-scripts
+
+COPY packages/openui-cli ./packages/openui-cli
+COPY packages/react-ui ./packages/react-ui
+COPY packages/react-headless ./packages/react-headless
+COPY packages/react-lang ./packages/react-lang
+COPY examples/openui-chat ./examples/openui-chat
+
+RUN pnpm --filter @openuidev/cli build
+RUN pnpm --filter @openuidev/react-ui build
+RUN pnpm --filter @openuidev/react-headless build
+RUN pnpm --filter @openuidev/react-lang build
+
+WORKDIR /app/examples/openui-chat
+RUN node /app/packages/openui-cli/dist/index.js generate src/library.ts --out src/generated/system-prompt.txt \
+  && pnpm build
+
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------
+# Runtime stage
+# --------------------------------------------------
+FROM node:20-alpine AS runner
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+RUN apk add --no-cache libc6-compat
+
+ENV NODE_ENV=production
+ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=1
+ENV PORT=3000 HOSTNAME=0.0.0.0
+
+RUN addgroup -S nodejs && adduser -S nextjs -G nodejs
+USER nextjs
+ 
+# Copy full standalone output to avoid brittle partial-copy assumptions
+COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/examples/openui-chat/.next/standalone ./
+
+# Static assets expected by Next at runtime
+COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/examples/openui-chat/.next/static ./examples/openui-chat/.next/static
+
+# If your app has a public directory, include this line
+# COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/examples/openui-chat/public ./examples/openui-chat/public
+
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=3s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
+  CMD node -e "fetch('http://127.0.0.1:3000').then((r)=>process.exit(r.ok?0:1)).catch(()=>process.exit(1))"
+
+CMD ["node", "examples/openui-chat/server.js"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/openui-chat/README.md b/examples/openui-chat/README.md
index 03a161d8b..94267107d 100644
--- a/examples/openui-chat/README.md
+++ b/examples/openui-chat/README.md
@@ -25,3 +25,30 @@ To learn more about OpenUI, take a look at the following resources:
 
 - [OpenUI Documentation](https://openui.com/docs) - learn about OpenUI features and API.
 - [OpenUI GitHub repository](https://github.com/thesysdev/openui) - your feedback and contributions are welcome!
+
+## Docker Usage
+
+You can build the image either from the example directory or from the repository root.
+
+### Option 1: From examples/openui-chat
+
+```bash
+cd examples/openui-chat
+docker build -f Dockerfile -t openui-chat ../..
+docker run --rm -p 3000:3000 -e OPENAI_API_KEY=your_api_key openui-chat
+```
+
+### Option 2: From repository root
+
+```bash
+docker build -f examples/openui-chat/Dockerfile -t openui-chat .
+docker run --rm -p 3000:3000 -e OPENAI_API_KEY=your_api_key openui-chat
+```
+
+⚠️ The build context must be the repository root (either `.` or `../..`) because this example depends on pnpm workspace packages.
+
+Notes:
+
+- The Docker build uses pnpm workspace dependencies from the monorepo.
+- Runtime uses Next.js standalone output (`node examples/openui-chat/server.js`).
+- A placeholder API key will start the app, but chat requests will return `401`.
diff --git a/examples/openui-chat/next.config.ts b/examples/openui-chat/next.config.ts
index 69512fdcd..d6663987d 100644
--- a/examples/openui-chat/next.config.ts
+++ b/examples/openui-chat/next.config.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { NextConfig } from "next";
 
 const nextConfig: NextConfig = {
+  output: "standalone",
   turbopack: {},
   transpilePackages: ["@openuidev/react-ui", "@openuidev/react-headless", "@openuidev/react-lang"],
 };