diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2687a45..f50596c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ Tools you will need:
 * https://github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/
 * https://ipfs.io/#install
 * python3 (linux os will have this)
+* python3-venv
+
+### Development
 
 I have provided a `Makefile` with some helpful stuff...make sure to install `make` to use it.
 
@@ -16,7 +19,7 @@ I have provided a `Makefile` with some helpful stuff...make sure to install `mak
 make setup
 
 # install ipfs
-make install-ipfs
+sudo make install-ipfs
 
 # optional: install avalanchego
 make install-avax
@@ -35,3 +38,69 @@ make dev
 
 # access at http://127.0.0.1:5000
 ```
+
+### Production
+
+You need a few more things:
+* A VPS with a decent provider
+* Nginx
+* Certbot / Letsencrypt
+
+Below is a set of commands you can follow to get setup. I used Ubuntu 20.04 on Digital Ocean. Run the below commands as root or prepend `sudo`.
+
+```
+# install nginx
+apt-get install nginx -y
+
+# install certbot
+apt-get install certbot -y
+
+# point DNS records at your VPS w/ a domain you control
+
+# generate diffie hellman keys
+openssl dhparam -out /etc/ssl/certs/dhparam.pem 2048
+
+# setup nginx ssl config from this repo
+cp conf/nginx-ssl.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/ssl.conf
+
+# setup nginx site config from this repo
+cp conf/nginx-site.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/suchwowx.conf
+
+# generate TLS certificates
+service nginx stop
+certbot certonly --standalone -d <your dns record> --agree-tos -m <your email> -n
+service nginx start
+
+# setup ipfs service account and storage location
+useradd -m ipfs
+mkdir -p /opt/ipfs
+chown ipfs:ipfs /opt/ipfs
+
+# setup ipfs service daemon
+cp conf/ipfs.service /etc/systemd/system/ipfs.service
+systemctl daemon-reload
+systemctl enable ipfs
+systemctl start ipfs
+
+# setup suchwowx service account and storage location
+useradd -m suchwowx
+mkdir -p /opt/suchwowx
+
+# setup suchwowx application
+git clone https://github.com/lalanza808/suchwowx /opt/suchwowx
+cp /opt/suchwowx/env-example /opt/suchwowx/.env
+vim /opt/suchwowx/.env
+chown -R suchwowx:suchwowx /opt/suchwowx
+
+# setup suchwowx service daemon
+cp conf/suchwowx.service /etc/systemd/system/suchwowx.service
+systemctl daemon-reload
+systemctl enable suchwowx
+systemctl start suchwowx
+```
+
+At this point you should have Nginx web server running with TLS certificates generated with Letsencrypt/Certbot, Systemd services for IPFS daemon for serving files and Gunicorn for serving the Flask application.
+
+You'll obviously need to update some of your configuration files to match your domain/DNS, but it's fairly trivial.
+
+Reach out on Twitter or Discord if you need support.
diff --git a/conf/ipfs.service b/conf/ipfs.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64979f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/ipfs.service
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) daemon
+Documentation=https://docs.ipfs.io/
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+MemorySwapMax=0
+TimeoutStartSec=infinity
+Type=notify
+User=ipfs
+Group=ipfs
+StateDirectory=ipfs
+Environment=IPFS_PATH=/opt/ipfs
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/ipfs daemon --init --migrate
+Restart=on-failure
+KillSignal=SIGINT
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=default.target
diff --git a/conf/nginx-site.conf b/conf/nginx-site.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b59a79b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/nginx-site.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# Redirect inbound http to https
+server {
+    listen 80;
+    server_name suchwowx.xyz;
+    return 301 https://suchwowx.xyz$request_uri;
+}
+
+# Load SSL configs and serve SSL site
+server {
+    listen 443 ssl;
+    server_name suchwowx.xyz;
+    error_log /var/log/nginx/suchwowx.xyz-error.log warn;
+    access_log /var/log/nginx/suchwowx.xyz-access.log;
+    client_body_in_file_only clean;
+    client_body_buffer_size 32K;
+    # set max upload size
+    client_max_body_size 8M;
+    sendfile on;
+    send_timeout 600s;
+
+    location / {
+        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:4000;
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+        proxy_set_header X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN";
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+        proxy_redirect off;
+    }
+
+    location /ipfs/ {
+        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8080;
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+        proxy_set_header X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN";
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+        proxy_redirect off;
+    }
+
+    include conf.d/ssl.conf;
+    ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/suchwowx.xyz/fullchain.pem;
+    ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/suchwowx.xyz/privkey.pem;
+}
diff --git a/conf/nginx-ssl.conf b/conf/nginx-ssl.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..390fb6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/nginx-ssl.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+## SSL Certs are referenced in the actual Nginx config per-vhost
+# Disable insecure SSL v2. Also disable SSLv3, as TLS 1.0 suffers a downgrade attack, allowing an attacker to force a connection to use SSLv3 and therefore disable forward secrecy.
+# ssl_protocols TLSv1 TLSv1.1 TLSv1.2;
+# Strong ciphers for PFS
+ssl_ciphers 'EECDH+AESGCM:EDH+AESGCM:AES256+EECDH:AES256+EDH';
+# Use server's preferred cipher, not the client's
+# ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;
+ssl_session_cache shared:SSL:10m;
+# Use ephemeral 4096 bit DH key for PFS
+#ssl_dhparam /etc/ssl/certs/dhparam.pem;
+# Use OCSP stapling
+ssl_stapling on;
+ssl_stapling_verify on;
+resolver 8.8.8.8 1.1.1.1 valid=300s;
+resolver_timeout 5s;
+# Enable HTTP Strict Transport
+add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=0;";
+add_header X-Frame-Options "DENY";
diff --git a/conf/suchwowx.service b/conf/suchwowx.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff58fcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/suchwowx.service
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=SuchWowX meme service
+Documentation=https://suchwowx.xyz
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+PermissionsStartOnly = true
+PIDFile = /opt/suchwowx/data/gunicorn/suchwowx.pid
+User = suchwowx
+Group = suchwowx
+WorkingDirectory = /opt/suchwowx
+ExecStartPre = /bin/mkdir -p /opt/suchwowx/data/gunicorn
+ExecStartPre = /bin/chown -R suchwowx:suchwowx /opt/suchwowx/data/gunicorn
+Environment = FLASK_APP=suchwowx/app.py
+Environment = FLASK_SECRETS=config.py
+Environment = FLASK_ENV=production
+Environment = FLASK_DEBUG=0
+ExecStart = /opt/suchwowx/.venv/bin/gunicorn --bind 127.0.0.1:4000 "suchwowx.app:app" --log-file /opt/suchwowx/data/gunicorn/gunicorn.log --pid /opt/suchwowx/data/gunicorn/suchwowx.pid --reload
+ExecReload = /bin/kill -s HUP /opt/suchwowx/data/gunicorn/suchwowx.pid
+ExecStop = /bin/kill -s TERM /opt/suchwowx/data/gunicorn/suchwowx.pid
+ExecStopPost = /bin/rm -rf /opt/suchwowx/data/gunicorn/suchwowx.pid
+PrivateTmp = true
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=default.target