diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f2c038
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+stages:
+  - build
+
+variables:
+  DOCKER_DRIVER: overlay2
+  DOCKER_TLS_CERTDIR: "/certs"
+  IMAGE_TAG: $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG
+  LATEST_TAG: $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:latest
+
+build-and-push:
+  stage: build
+  image: docker:24-cli
+  services:
+    - docker:24-dind
+  before_script:
+    - echo "Logging into GitLab Container Registry..."
+    - docker login -u $CI_REGISTRY_USER -p $CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD $CI_REGISTRY
+  script:
+    - echo "Building Docker image..."
+    - docker build -t $IMAGE_TAG -t $LATEST_TAG .
+    - echo "Pushing Docker image to registry..."
+    - docker push $IMAGE_TAG
+    - docker push $LATEST_TAG
+  after_script:
+    - echo "Build and push completed successfully!"
+    - echo "Image available at: $IMAGE_TAG"
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "main"
+      when: always
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
+      when: always
+    - when: manual
+  tags:
+    - docker