diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index f5c7b106..48f026fa 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1 +1,12 @@
 model_data/local_data/*
+backend/tests/*
+recommendations/tests/*
+model_data/tests/*
+infrastructure/*
+data_collection/*
+node_modules/*
+conservation_areas/*
+open_uprn/*
+land_registry/*
+pytest.ini
+*/README.md
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_fastapi_backend.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_fastapi_backend.yml
index b8c533f9..0b068440 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_fastapi_backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_fastapi_backend.yml
@@ -59,16 +59,26 @@ jobs:
           echo "::set-output name=db_port::${{ secrets[format('{0}_DB_PORT', github.ref_name)] }}"
           echo "::set-output name=db_name::${{ secrets[format('{0}_DB_NAME', github.ref_name)] }}"
 
-      #      - name: Build Lambda Layer
-      #        run: |
-      #          cd backend
-      #          pip install -r requirements/lambda.txt -t python
-      #          zip -r layer.zip python
-      #
-      #      - name: Publish Lambda Layer
-      #        run: |
-      #          LAYER_ARN=$(aws lambda publish-layer-version --layer-name LambdaDependenciesLayer --zip-file fileb://backend/layer.zip | jq -r '.LayerVersionArn')
-      #          aws ssm put-parameter --name "/${{ github.ref_name }}/LambdaDependenciesLayerArn" --value "$LAYER_ARN" --type String --overwrite
+      - name: Set ECR credentials
+        id: set_ecr_credentials
+        run: |
+          echo "::set-output name=ecr_uri::${{ secrets[format('{0}_ECR_URI', github.ref_name)] }}"
+
+      - name: Setup Docker
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1
+
+      - name: Build Docker Image
+        run: |
+          docker build -t my-lambda-image:latest -f backend/docker/lambda.Dockerfile .
+
+      - name: Login to ECR
+        run: |
+          aws ecr get-login-password --region eu-west-2 | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin ${{ steps.set_ecr_credentials.outputs.ecr_uri }}
+
+      - name: Tag and Push Docker Image to ECR
+        run: |
+          docker tag my-lambda-image:latest ${{ steps.set_ecr_credentials.outputs.ecr_uri }}:latest
+          docker push ${{ steps.set_ecr_credentials.outputs.ecr_uri }}:latest
 
       - name: Deploy to AWS Lambda via Serverless
         env:
@@ -81,6 +91,7 @@ jobs:
           DB_HOST: ${{ steps.set_db_credentials.outputs.db_host }}
           DB_PORT: ${{ steps.set_db_credentials.outputs.db_port }}
           DB_NAME: ${{ steps.set_db_credentials.outputs.db_name }}
+          ECR_URI: ${{ steps.set_ecr_credentials.outputs.ecr_uri }}
         run: |
           # Fetch database credentials from AWS Secrets Manager
           SECRET_VALUE=$(aws secretsmanager get-secret-value --secret-id dev/assessment_model/db_credentials --query SecretString)
diff --git a/backend/docker/lambda.Dockerfile b/backend/docker/lambda.Dockerfile
index 40a1e927..2c338015 100644
--- a/backend/docker/lambda.Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/docker/lambda.Dockerfile
@@ -9,4 +9,24 @@ ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
 WORKDIR /Model
 
 # Install system dependencies
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y netcat-openbsd
\ No newline at end of file
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y netcat-openbsd
+
+# Install python dependencies
+COPY ./backend/requirements/base.txt ./backend/requirements/base.txt
+RUN pip install --upgrade pip
+RUN pip install -r backend/requirements/base.txt
+
+# Copy project files
+COPY ./backend/ ./backend
+COPY ./recommendations/ ./recommendations
+COPY ./model_data/BaseUtility.py ./model_data/BaseUtility.py
+COPY ./model_data/config.py ./model_data/config.py
+COPY ./model_data/optimiser/ ./model_data/optimiser/
+COPY ./model_data/__init__.py ./model_data/__init__.py
+COPY ./model_data/EpcClean.py ./model_data/EpcClean.py
+COPY ./model_data/utils.py ./model_data/utils.py
+COPY ./model_data/epc_attributes/ ./model_data/epc_attributes/
+COPY ./datatypes/ ./datatypes/
+
+# Define the handler location
+CMD ["backend.app.main.handler"]
diff --git a/serverless.yml b/serverless.yml
index afd76c81..c6cecba5 100644
--- a/serverless.yml
+++ b/serverless.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ provider:
     DB_USERNAME: ${env:DB_USERNAME}
     DB_PASSWORD: ${env:DB_PASSWORD}
     DB_PORT: ${env:DB_PORT}
+    ECR_URI: ${env:ECR_URI}
   # Give lambda access to read from the bucket
   iam:
     role: