diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index aa5e25e16..dd44aaebd 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -18,6 +18,22 @@ WORKDIR /app/
 
 COPY . /app/
 
+###
+# FOR PRODUCTION USE:
+#
+# If you need the app to continue listening on HTTP instead of HTTPS
+# (like terminating SSL on upstream server, i.e. Nginx proxy_pass to HTTP),
+# you will need to set 'config.force_ssl = false' in 'config/environments/production.rb'.
+#
+# Uncomment SECRET_KEY_BASE, RAILS_ENV, and [optionally] RAILS_SERVE_STATIC_FILES for production:
+# ENV SECRET_KEY_BASE=[VALUE OF `bundle exec rake secret`]
+#
+# ENV RAILS_ENV=production
+#
+# ENV RAILS_SERVE_STATIC_FILES=true
+# Leave RAILS_SERVE_STATIC_FILES commented if Nginx/Apache will serve static files instead of rails.
+###
+
 RUN bundle install
 
 RUN npm install
@@ -28,6 +44,9 @@ RUN bundle exec rake bower:install
 
 RUN npm run build
 
+# Uncomment the line below for production:
+# RUN bundle exec rake assets:precompile
+
 EXPOSE 3000
 
 ENTRYPOINT [ "./docker/entrypoint" ]
diff --git a/docker/entrypoint b/docker/entrypoint
index 6b6ba9355..d067f7e44 100755
--- a/docker/entrypoint
+++ b/docker/entrypoint
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ CMD=$1
 case "$CMD" in
   'start' )
     echo `pwd`
+    rm -f /app/tmp/pids/server.pid
     bundle exec rails s -b 0.0.0.0
     ;;