diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 705ffa2f5..315b4739f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # docker build --no-cache -t  flowise .
 # Run image
 # docker run -d -p 3000:3000 flowise
-FROM node:16
+FROM node:18-alpine
 
 WORKDIR /usr/src/packages
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 84ca109ea..65efcd25a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ Drag & drop UI to build your customized LLM flow using [LangchainJS](https://git
 ## 🐳 Docker
 
 1. Go to `docker` folder at the root of the project
-2. `docker-compose up -d`
-3. Open [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000)
-4. You can bring the containers down by `docker-compose stop`
+2. Create `.env` file and specify the `PORT` (refer to `.env.example`)
+3. `docker-compose up -d`
+4. Open [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000)
+5. You can bring the containers down by `docker-compose stop`
 
 ## 👨‍💻 Developers
 
diff --git a/docker/.env.example b/docker/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c0c68b1ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+PORT=3000
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index b4dedaece..653756728 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-FROM node:14.20.0-alpine
+FROM node:18-alpine
 
 USER root
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache git
+RUN apk add --no-cache python3 py3-pip
 
 # You can install a specific version like: flowise@1.0.0
 RUN npm install -g flowise