diff --git a/.github/workflows/directory.yml b/.github/workflows/directory.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88639dd00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/directory.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+name: Directory API CI/CD
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - aspire # TODO: rm when merging aspire to main
+    paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/directory.yml'
+      - 'services/Directory/**'
+      - 'services/FilterLists.ServiceDefaults/**'
+  # TODO: uncomment when merging aspire to main
+  # pull_request:
+  #   branches:
+  #     - main
+  #   paths:
+  #     - '.github/workflows/directory.yml'
+  #     - 'services/Directory/**'
+  #     - 'services/FilterLists.ServiceDefaults/**'
+
+env:
+  CONTAINER_REGISTRY: ghcr.io
+  CONTAINER_REPOSITORY: collinbarrett/filterlists-directory-api
+  CONTAINER_IMAGE_TAG_UNIQUE: ${{ github.run_id }}
+  CONTAINER_IMAGE_TAG_STABLE: latest-aspire # TODO: drop '-aspire' when merging aspire to main
+  AZURE_WEBAPP_NAME: app-filterlists-directory-prod
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      packages: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Login to Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.CONTAINER_REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: dotnet build -c Release
+        working-directory: ./services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Api
+
+      - name: Publish & Push
+        if: github.event_name == 'push'
+        run: >
+          dotnet publish --sc \
+            -p:PublishProfile=DefaultContainer \
+            -p:ContainerRegistry=${{ env.CONTAINER_REGISTRY }} \
+            -p:ContainerRepository=${{ env.CONTAINER_REPOSITORY }} \
+            -p:ContainerImageTags='"${{ env.CONTAINER_IMAGE_TAG_UNIQUE }};${{ env.CONTAINER_IMAGE_TAG_STABLE }}"'
+        working-directory: ./services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Api
+
+  deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build
+    if: github.event_name == 'push'
+    environment:
+      name: production
+      url: ${{ steps.deploy-to-webapp.outputs.webapp-url }}/swagger
+    steps:
+      - name: Deploy to Azure Web App
+        id: deploy-to-webapp
+        uses: azure/webapps-deploy@v3
+        with:
+          app-name: ${{ env.AZURE_WEBAPP_NAME }}
+          publish-profile: ${{ secrets.AZURE_WEBAPP_PUBLISH_PROFILE_APP_FILTERLISTS_DIRECTORY_PROD }}
+          images: ${{ env.CONTAINER_REGISTRY }}/${{ env.CONTAINER_REPOSITORY }}:${{ env.CONTAINER_IMAGE_TAG_UNIQUE }}
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diff --git a/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Api/FilterLists.Directory.Api.csproj b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Api/FilterLists.Directory.Api.csproj
index 4bd34fb34..31f790ec9 100644
--- a/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Api/FilterLists.Directory.Api.csproj
+++ b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Api/FilterLists.Directory.Api.csproj
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
         <AnalysisMode>Recommended</AnalysisMode>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <PublishReadyToRunComposite>true</PublishReadyToRunComposite>
+        <ContainerBaseImage>mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/runtime-deps:8.0-jammy-chiseled-extra</ContainerBaseImage>
+        <ContainerRuntimeIdentifier>linux-x64</ContainerRuntimeIdentifier>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
     <ItemGroup>
         <ProjectReference Include="..\..\FilterLists.ServiceDefaults\FilterLists.ServiceDefaults.csproj"/>
         <ProjectReference Include="..\FilterLists.Directory.Application\FilterLists.Directory.Application.csproj"/>
@@ -17,4 +23,10 @@
         <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore" Version="6.6.2"/>
     </ItemGroup>
 
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <ContainerLabel Include="org.opencontainers.image.source" Value="https://github.com/collinbarrett/FilterLists"/>
+        <ContainerLabel Include="org.opencontainers.image.description" Value="filterlists.com | github.com/collinbarrett/filterlists | An ASP.NET Core API serving the core FilterList information."/>
+        <ContainerLabel Include="org.opencontainers.image.licenses" Value="MIT"/>
+    </ItemGroup>
+
 </Project>