diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..636f769
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+**/bin/
+**/obj/
+.vs/
+TestResults/
+.git/
+.repo-tasks/
+.repo-context/
+.tasks/
+.agile/
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index c5c525f..26e4475 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
AgileWebs
AgileWebs
git
- http://192.168.10.100:3000/AgileWebs/kitchen-dal
- http://192.168.10.100:3000/AgileWebs/kitchen-dal
+ https://gitea.dream-views.com/AgileWebs/kitchen-dal
+ https://gitea.dream-views.com/AgileWebs/kitchen-dal
false
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5ad91c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1.7
+ARG SDK_IMAGE=mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:10.0
+ARG RUNTIME_IMAGE=mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:10.0
+
+FROM ${SDK_IMAGE} AS build
+ARG NUGET_FEED_URL=https://gitea.dream-views.com/api/packages/AgileWebs/nuget/index.json
+ARG NUGET_FEED_USERNAME=
+ARG NUGET_FEED_TOKEN=
+WORKDIR /src
+COPY . .
+RUN if [ -n "$NUGET_FEED_USERNAME" ] && [ -n "$NUGET_FEED_TOKEN" ]; then dotnet nuget add source "$NUGET_FEED_URL" --name gitea-org --username "$NUGET_FEED_USERNAME" --password "$NUGET_FEED_TOKEN" --store-password-in-clear-text --allow-insecure-connections --configfile /root/.nuget/NuGet/NuGet.Config; fi
+RUN dotnet restore "src/Kitchen.DAL.Host/Kitchen.DAL.Host.csproj" --configfile /root/.nuget/NuGet/NuGet.Config
+RUN dotnet publish "src/Kitchen.DAL.Host/Kitchen.DAL.Host.csproj" -c Release -o /app/publish /p:UseAppHost=false --no-restore
+
+FROM ${RUNTIME_IMAGE} AS runtime
+WORKDIR /app
+ENV ASPNETCORE_URLS=http://+:8080 ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Production
+EXPOSE 8080
+COPY --from=build /app/publish .
+ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet", "Kitchen.DAL.Host.dll"]
diff --git a/Kitchen.DAL.slnx b/Kitchen.DAL.slnx
index 679109a..9603303 100644
--- a/Kitchen.DAL.slnx
+++ b/Kitchen.DAL.slnx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+
diff --git a/docs/roadmap/feature-epics.md b/docs/roadmap/feature-epics.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db941a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/roadmap/feature-epics.md
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Feature Epics
+
+## Repository
+kitchen-dal
+
+## Core Epics
+- Epic 1: Expand domain-aligned capabilities for restaurant operations.
+- Epic 2: Stabilize service contracts for containerized runtime integration.
+- Epic 3: Improve observability and operational readiness for demo compose environments.
+
+## Domain-Specific Candidate Features
+- Order lifecycle consistency and state transitions.
+- Kitchen queue and dispatch optimization hooks.
+- Operations control-plane policies (flags, service windows, overrides).
+- POS closeout and settlement summary alignment.
+
+## Documentation Contract
+Any code change in this repository must include docs updates in the same branch.
diff --git a/docs/runbooks/containerization.md b/docs/runbooks/containerization.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..063581e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/runbooks/containerization.md
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Containerization Runbook
+
+## Image Build
+
+```bash
+docker build --build-arg NUGET_FEED_USERNAME= --build-arg NUGET_FEED_TOKEN= -t agilewebs/kitchen-dal:dev .
+```
+
+## Local Run
+
+```bash
+docker run --rm -p 8080:8080 --name kitchen-dal agilewebs/kitchen-dal:dev
+```
+
+## Health Probe
+
+- Path: `/health`
+- Fallback path: `/healthz`
+- Port: `8080`
+
+## Runtime Notes
+
+- Exposes internal DAL probe endpoints for kitchen work item reads/writes.
+
+## Health Endpoint Consistency
+
+- Canonical probe: `/health`
+- Compatibility probe: `/healthz`
+- Container port: `8080`
+
+## Demo Integration
+
+- Participates in: **restaurant** demo compose stack.
+- Integration artifact path: `greenfield/demo/restaurant/docker-compose.yml`
+## Known Limitations
+
+- Current runtime adapters are still predominantly in-memory for deterministic local/demo behavior.
+- Demo PostgreSQL seeds validate integration contracts and smoke determinism, but do not yet imply full persistence implementation parity.
diff --git a/src/Kitchen.DAL.Host/Kitchen.DAL.Host.csproj b/src/Kitchen.DAL.Host/Kitchen.DAL.Host.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46660d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Kitchen.DAL.Host/Kitchen.DAL.Host.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+
+
+ net10.0
+ enable
+ enable
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/src/Kitchen.DAL.Host/Program.cs b/src/Kitchen.DAL.Host/Program.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bda0536
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Kitchen.DAL.Host/Program.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+using Kitchen.DAL.Contracts;
+using Kitchen.DAL.Repositories;
+
+var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
+builder.Services.AddHealthChecks();
+builder.Services.AddSingleton();
+
+var app = builder.Build();
+
+app.MapGet("/internal/kitchen-dal/work-items/queued", async (
+ IKitchenWorkItemRepository repository,
+ CancellationToken ct) =>
+{
+ var items = await repository.ListQueuedAsync(ct);
+ return Results.Ok(items);
+});
+
+app.MapPost("/internal/kitchen-dal/work-items", async (
+ KitchenWorkItemRecord record,
+ IKitchenWorkItemRepository repository,
+ CancellationToken ct) =>
+{
+ await repository.UpsertAsync(record, ct);
+ return Results.Accepted($"/internal/kitchen-dal/work-items/{record.WorkItemId}", record);
+});
+
+app.MapHealthChecks("/health");
+app.MapHealthChecks("/healthz");
+
+app.Run();
diff --git a/src/Kitchen.DAL.Host/Properties/launchSettings.json b/src/Kitchen.DAL.Host/Properties/launchSettings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c55f6a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Kitchen.DAL.Host/Properties/launchSettings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+ "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/launchsettings.json",
+ "profiles": {
+ "http": {
+ "commandName": "Project",
+ "dotnetRunMessages": true,
+ "launchBrowser": true,
+ "applicationUrl": "http://localhost:0",
+ "environmentVariables": {
+ "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
+ }
+ },
+ "https": {
+ "commandName": "Project",
+ "dotnetRunMessages": true,
+ "launchBrowser": true,
+ "applicationUrl": "https://localhost:0;http://localhost:0",
+ "environmentVariables": {
+ "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
+ }
+ }
+ }
+}
diff --git a/src/Kitchen.DAL.Host/appsettings.Development.json b/src/Kitchen.DAL.Host/appsettings.Development.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c208ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Kitchen.DAL.Host/appsettings.Development.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+ "Logging": {
+ "LogLevel": {
+ "Default": "Information",
+ "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning"
+ }
+ }
+}
diff --git a/src/Kitchen.DAL.Host/appsettings.json b/src/Kitchen.DAL.Host/appsettings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10f68b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Kitchen.DAL.Host/appsettings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+ "Logging": {
+ "LogLevel": {
+ "Default": "Information",
+ "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning"
+ }
+ },
+ "AllowedHosts": "*"
+}