diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 61354cb..52be906 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -80,3 +80,23 @@ npm-debug.log
 /priv/plts/*.plt
 /priv/plts/*.plt.hash
 ## Phoenix 
+
+
+## Packer
+# Cache objects
+packer_cache/
+
+# Crash log
+crash.log
+
+# https://www.packer.io/guides/hcl/variables
+# Exclude all .pkrvars.hcl files, which are likely to contain sensitive data, 
+# such as password, private keys, and other secrets. These should not be part of 
+# version control as they are data points which are potentially sensitive and 
+# subject to change depending on the environment.
+#
+*.pkrvars.hcl
+
+# For built boxes
+*.box 
+## Packer 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/cloud/aws/compute/swarm/main.tf b/modules/cloud/aws/compute/swarm/main.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bde5361
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/cloud/aws/compute/swarm/main.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+terraform {
+  required_providers {
+    # https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest
+    aws = {
+      source  = "hashicorp/aws"
+      version = "5.45.0"
+    }
+    # https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/tls/latest
+    # 4. Creating a Key Pair with Local and TLS Providers
+    tls = {
+      source = "hashicorp/tls"
+      version = "4.0.5"
+    }
+    # https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/local/latest
+    local = {
+      source = "hashicorp/local"
+      version = "2.5.1"
+
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+data "aws_vpc" "main" { 
+  filter {
+    name = "isDefault"
+    values = ["true"] 
+  }
+}
+
+data "aws_subnets" "main_subnets" { 
+  filter {
+    name = "vpc-id"
+    values = [data.aws_vpc.main.id] 
+  }
+}
+
+resource "tls_private_key" "rsa" {
+  algorithm = "RSA"
+  rsa_bits  = 4096
+}
+
+resource "aws_key_pair" "deployer_key" {
+  key_name   = "swarm-key"
+  public_key = tls_private_key.rsa.public_key_openssh
+}
+
+resource "local_sensitive_file" "private_key" {
+  filename        = var.private_key_path
+  content         = tls_private_key.rsa.private_key_pem
+  file_permission = "0400"
+}
+
+data "aws_ami" "amazon_linux_docker" {
+  most_recent = true
+
+  filter {
+    name   = "name"
+    values = ["amazon-linux-docker*"]
+  }
+  # find with aws cli: aws sts get-caller-identity
+  # owners = ["AWS_ACC_ID_UNSET"]
+  owners = ["447130666878"]
+}
+
+resource "aws_security_group" "swarm_sg" {
+  description            = "launch-wizard-2 created 2024-04-17T22:18:12.426Z"
+  egress = [
+    {
+      cidr_blocks = [
+        "0.0.0.0/0",
+      ]
+      description      = ""
+      from_port        = 0
+      ipv6_cidr_blocks = []
+      prefix_list_ids  = []
+      protocol         = "-1"
+      security_groups  = []
+      self             = false
+      to_port          = 0
+    },
+  ]
+  ingress = [
+    {
+      cidr_blocks = [
+        "0.0.0.0/0",
+      ]
+      description      = ""
+      from_port        = 22
+      ipv6_cidr_blocks = []
+      prefix_list_ids  = []
+      protocol         = "tcp"
+      security_groups  = []
+      self             = false
+      to_port          = 22
+    },
+    {
+      cidr_blocks = [
+        "0.0.0.0/0",
+      ]
+      description      = ""
+      from_port        = 4000
+      ipv6_cidr_blocks = []
+      prefix_list_ids  = []
+      protocol         = "tcp"
+      security_groups  = []
+      self             = false
+      to_port          = 4000
+    },
+  ]
+  tags        = {}
+  tags_all    = {}
+  # vpc_id    = "vpc-0021bbe35d223bc80"
+  vpc_id      = data.aws_vpc.main.id
+}
+
+resource "aws_instance" "belly_swarm" {
+  # ami               = "ami-0d421d84814b7d51c"
+  ami               = data.aws_ami.amazon_linux_docker.id
+  availability_zone = "eu-west-1b"
+  key_name          = aws_key_pair.deployer_key.key_name
+  subnet_id         = data.aws_subnets.main_subnets.ids[1]
+  user_data         = <<-EOF
+              #!/bin/bash
+
+              docker swarm init
+              EOF
+  instance_type     = "t2.micro"
+  tags = {
+    "Name" = "docker-swarm-manager"
+  }
+  vpc_security_group_ids  = [
+    aws_security_group.swarm_sg.id,
+  ]
+}
+
+output "ssh_command" {
+  value       = "ssh -i ${var.private_key_path} ec2-user@${aws_instance.belly_swarm.public_ip}"
+  description = "The SSH command to connect to the instance."
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/cloud/aws/compute/swarm/variables.tf b/modules/cloud/aws/compute/swarm/variables.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0661edd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/cloud/aws/compute/swarm/variables.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+variable "private_key_path" {
+  description = "The path to the private key file."
+  type        = string
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/environments/production/.terraform.lock.hcl b/modules/environments/production/.terraform.lock.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..177629a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/environments/production/.terraform.lock.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# This file is maintained automatically by "terraform init".
+# Manual edits may be lost in future updates.
+
+provider "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/aws" {
+  version     = "5.45.0"
+  constraints = "5.45.0"
+  hashes = [
+    "h1:8m3+C1VNevzU/8FsABoKp2rTOx3Ue7674INfhfk0TZY=",
+    "zh:1379bcf45aef3d486ee18b4f767bfecd40a0056510d26107f388be3d7994c368",
+    "zh:1615a6f5495acfb3a0cb72324587261dd4d72711a3cc51aff13167b14531501e",
+    "zh:18b69a0f33f8b1862fbd3f200756b7e83e087b73687085f2cf9c7da4c318e3e6",
+    "zh:2c5e7aecd197bc3d3b19290bad8cf4c390c2c6a77bb165da4e11f53f2dfe2e54",
+    "zh:3794da9bef97596e3bc60e12cdd915bda5ec2ed62cd1cd93723d58b4981905fe",
+    "zh:40a5e45ed91801f83db76dffd467dcf425ea2ca8642327cf01119601cb86021c",
+    "zh:4abfc3f53d0256a7d5d1fa5e931e4601b02db3d1da28f452341d3823d0518f1a",
+    "zh:4eb0e98078f79aeb06b5ff6115286dc2135d12a80287885698d04036425494a2",
+    "zh:75470efbadea4a8d783642497acaeec5077fc4a7f3df3340defeaa1c7de29bf7",
+    "zh:8861a0b4891d5fa2fa7142f236ae613cea966c45b5472e3915a4ac3abcbaf487",
+    "zh:8bf6f21cd9390b742ca0b4393fde92616ca9e6553fb75003a0999006ad233d35",
+    "zh:9b12af85486a96aedd8d7984b0ff811a4b42e3d88dad1a3fb4c0b580d04fa425",
+    "zh:ad73008a044e75d337acda910fb54d8b81a366873c8a413fec1291034899a814",
+    "zh:bf261713b0b8bebfe8c199291365b87d9043849f28a2dc764bafdde73ae43693",
+    "zh:da3bafa1fd830be418dfcc730e85085fe67c0d415c066716f2ac350a2306f40a",
+  ]
+}
+
+provider "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/local" {
+  version     = "2.5.1"
+  constraints = "2.5.1"
+  hashes = [
+    "h1:/GAVA/xheGQcbOZEq0qxANOg+KVLCA7Wv8qluxhTjhU=",
+    "zh:0af29ce2b7b5712319bf6424cb58d13b852bf9a777011a545fac99c7fdcdf561",
+    "zh:126063ea0d79dad1f68fa4e4d556793c0108ce278034f101d1dbbb2463924561",
+    "zh:196bfb49086f22fd4db46033e01655b0e5e036a5582d250412cc690fa7995de5",
+    "zh:37c92ec084d059d37d6cffdb683ccf68e3a5f8d2eb69dd73c8e43ad003ef8d24",
+    "zh:4269f01a98513651ad66763c16b268f4c2da76cc892ccfd54b401fff6cc11667",
+    "zh:51904350b9c728f963eef0c28f1d43e73d010333133eb7f30999a8fb6a0cc3d8",
+    "zh:73a66611359b83d0c3fcba2984610273f7954002febb8a57242bbb86d967b635",
+    "zh:78d5eefdd9e494defcb3c68d282b8f96630502cac21d1ea161f53cfe9bb483b3",
+    "zh:7ae387993a92bcc379063229b3cce8af7eaf082dd9306598fcd42352994d2de0",
+    "zh:9e0f365f807b088646db6e4a8d4b188129d9ebdbcf2568c8ab33bddd1b82c867",
+    "zh:b5263acbd8ae51c9cbffa79743fbcadcb7908057c87eb22fd9048268056efbc4",
+    "zh:dfcd88ac5f13c0d04e24be00b686d069b4879cc4add1b7b1a8ae545783d97520",
+  ]
+}
+
+provider "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/tls" {
+  version     = "4.0.5"
+  constraints = "4.0.5"
+  hashes = [
+    "h1:zeG5RmggBZW/8JWIVrdaeSJa0OG62uFX5HY1eE8SjzY=",
+    "zh:01cfb11cb74654c003f6d4e32bbef8f5969ee2856394a96d127da4949c65153e",
+    "zh:0472ea1574026aa1e8ca82bb6df2c40cd0478e9336b7a8a64e652119a2fa4f32",
+    "zh:1a8ddba2b1550c5d02003ea5d6cdda2eef6870ece86c5619f33edd699c9dc14b",
+    "zh:1e3bb505c000adb12cdf60af5b08f0ed68bc3955b0d4d4a126db5ca4d429eb4a",
+    "zh:6636401b2463c25e03e68a6b786acf91a311c78444b1dc4f97c539f9f78de22a",
+    "zh:76858f9d8b460e7b2a338c477671d07286b0d287fd2d2e3214030ae8f61dd56e",
+    "zh:a13b69fb43cb8746793b3069c4d897bb18f454290b496f19d03c3387d1c9a2dc",
+    "zh:a90ca81bb9bb509063b736842250ecff0f886a91baae8de65c8430168001dad9",
+    "zh:c4de401395936e41234f1956ebadbd2ed9f414e6908f27d578614aaa529870d4",
+    "zh:c657e121af8fde19964482997f0de2d5173217274f6997e16389e7707ed8ece8",
+    "zh:d68b07a67fbd604c38ec9733069fbf23441436fecf554de6c75c032f82e1ef19",
+    "zh:f569b65999264a9416862bca5cd2a6177d94ccb0424f3a4ef424428912b9cb3c",
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/modules/environments/production/main.tf b/modules/environments/production/main.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7361651
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/environments/production/main.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# set up production
+module "swarm" {
+  source = "../../../modules/cloud/aws/compute/swarm" 
+  private_key_path = "${path.module}/private_key.pem"
+}
+
+output "swarm_ssh_command" {
+  value = module.swarm.ssh_command
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/environments/production/private_key.pem b/modules/environments/production/private_key.pem
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8d72fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/environments/production/private_key.pem
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
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diff --git a/packer/aws-docker.pkr.hcl b/packer/aws-docker.pkr.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31109af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packer/aws-docker.pkr.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+packer {
+  required_plugins {
+    amazon = {
+      version = ">= 1.3.2"
+      source  = "github.com/hashicorp/amazon"
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+source "amazon-ebs" "base" {
+  ami_regions = var.ami_regions
+  // source_ami = "YOUR_AMI_ID"
+  // source_ami = "ami-0d421d84814b7d51c"
+  source_ami_filter {
+    filters = {
+      name = "al2023-ami-2023*" 
+      architecture = "x86_64"
+    }
+    most_recent = true 
+    owners = ["amazon"]
+  }
+  instance_type = "t2.micro"
+  ssh_username = "ec2-user"
+  ami_name = "amazon-linux-docker_{{timestamp}}"
+}
+
+build {
+  sources = ["source.amazon-ebs.base"]
+  provisioner "shell" { 
+    // inline = [
+    //   "sudo dnf update -y",
+    //   "sudo dnf install -y docker",
+    //   "sudo systemctl start docker",
+    //   "sudo systemctl enable docker",
+    //   "sudo usermod -a -G docker ec2-user", "sudo dnf install -y nmap"
+    // ] 
+    script = "setup.sh"
+    # run script after cloud-init finishes to avoid race conditions 
+    execute_command = "cloud-init status --wait && sudo -E sh '{{ .Path }}'"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packer/setup.sh b/packer/setup.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89cba5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packer/setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -ex
+sudo dnf update -y
+sudo dnf install -y docker
+sudo systemctl start docker
+sudo systemctl enable docker
+sudo usermod -a -G docker ec2-user
+sudo dnf install -y nmap
diff --git a/packer/variables.pkr.hcl b/packer/variables.pkr.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..627ab7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packer/variables.pkr.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+variable "ami_regions" {
+  type = list(string)
+  description = "A list of regions where the AMI will be copied to."
+}