diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 18f9b3b..5011ae1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -96,3 +96,6 @@ ENV/
 
 viera.yaml
 viera.jsonld
+
+relay.jsonld
+relay.yaml
diff --git a/Procfile b/Procfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93b6f8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Procfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+web: python -m relay
diff --git a/app.json b/app.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9a9b8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+    "scripts": {
+        "dokku": {
+            "predeploy": "./bin/pre-deploy"
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/bin/pre-deploy b/bin/pre-deploy
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e76271f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/pre-deploy
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+cat << EOF > relay.yaml
+# this is the path that the object graph will get dumped to (in JSON-LD format),
+# you probably shouldn't change it, but you can if you want.
+db: relay.jsonld
+
+# Listener
+listen: 0.0.0.0
+port: ${PORT:-8080}
+
+# Note
+note: "Make a note about your instance here."
+
+# this section is for ActivityPub
+ap:
+  # this is used for generating activitypub messages, as well as instructions for
+  # linking AP identities.  it should be an SSL-enabled domain reachable by https.
+  host: '$HOSTNAME'
+EOF