diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b76710d..16c943c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 FROM python:3.13-alpine
 
+EXPOSE 8000
+
 # Install package manager
 COPY --from=ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:latest /uv /uvx /bin/
 
@@ -18,4 +20,6 @@ COPY src src
 RUN uv sync \
   --locked
 
+ENV CORDRA_RUN_MODE=http
+
 CMD ["uv", "run", "cordra-mcp"]
diff --git a/src/cordra_mcp/config.py b/src/cordra_mcp/config.py
index ba8a307..0aab328 100644
--- a/src/cordra_mcp/config.py
+++ b/src/cordra_mcp/config.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 """Configuration settings for the MCP Cordra server."""
 
+from typing import Literal
+
 from pydantic import Field, field_validator
 from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings, SettingsConfigDict
 
@@ -16,6 +18,10 @@ class CordraConfig(BaseSettings):
         default="https://localhost:8443",
         description="Base URL of the Cordra repository",
     )
+    host: str = Field(
+        default="0.0.0.0",
+        description="The host under which the MCP server runs when deployed as http run_mode",
+    )
     username: str | None = Field(
         default=None, description="Username for Cordra authentication"
     )
@@ -26,6 +32,9 @@ class CordraConfig(BaseSettings):
         default=True, description="Whether to verify SSL certificates"
     )
     timeout: int = Field(default=30, description="Request timeout in seconds")
+    run_mode: Literal["stdio", "http"] | None = Field(
+        default="stdio", description="Run mode for the MCP client"
+    )
     log_level: str = Field(
         default="INFO",
         description="Logging level (DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, CRITICAL)",
diff --git a/src/cordra_mcp/server.py b/src/cordra_mcp/server.py
index ee5754f..034021e 100644
--- a/src/cordra_mcp/server.py
+++ b/src/cordra_mcp/server.py
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ from .client import (
 from .config import CordraConfig
 
 # Initialize the MCP server
-mcp = FastMCP("cordra-mcp")
+config = CordraConfig()
+mcp = FastMCP("cordra-mcp", host=config.host, port=8000)
 
 # Initialize Cordra client at startup
-config = CordraConfig()
 cordra_client = CordraClient(config)
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -311,8 +311,11 @@ async def initialize_server() -> None:
 
 def main() -> None:
     """Main entry point for the MCP server."""
-    asyncio.run(initialize_server())
-    mcp.run()
+    if config.run_mode == "stdio":
+        asyncio.run(initialize_server())
+        mcp.run()
+    else:
+        mcp.run(transport="streamable-http")
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":