diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ecc3336..6e43a82 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ __pycache__/
 .mypy_cache/
 
 venv/
+instance/
 
 .vscode/
 .idea/
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8788c91..d505860 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 dev:
-	FLASK_DEBUG="true" flask run
+	FLASK_DEBUG="true" python3 -m flask run
 
 prod:
-	flask run
+	python3 -m gunicorn -w 4 "app:create_app()"
 
 format:
 	python3 -m autopep8 -r --in-place flaskapp/
diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 338aac7..3847282 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-from flaskapp.app import app
+from flaskapp.app import create_app
diff --git a/flaskapp/__init__.py b/flaskapp/__init__.py
index 3d5eb81..e69de29 100644
--- a/flaskapp/__init__.py
+++ b/flaskapp/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-"""Init file for the module"""
-
-from .app import app
diff --git a/flaskapp/app.py b/flaskapp/app.py
index ffa173c..ca9d819 100644
--- a/flaskapp/app.py
+++ b/flaskapp/app.py
@@ -1,20 +1,33 @@
-"""Flask web application
-main script"""
+"""Flask web application main script"""
 
+import os
+import secrets
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from flask import Flask
 
 
-root = Path('..')
-static = str(root / 'static')
-tmpl = str(root / 'templates')
+def create_app() -> Flask:
+    """Flask app factory function"""
 
-app = Flask(
-    '${REPO_NAME_SNAKE}',
-    static_folder=static,
-    template_folder=tmpl,
-)
+    root = Path('..')
+    static = str(root / 'static')
+    tmpl = str(root / 'templates')
 
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    app.run()
+    app = Flask(
+        __name__,
+        static_folder=static,
+        template_folder=tmpl,
+        instance_relative_config=True,
+    )
+    app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = os.getenv(
+        'SECRET_KEY',
+        secrets.token_hex(32),
+    )
+
+    try:
+        os.makedirs(app.instance_path)
+    except OSError:
+        pass
+
+    return app
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f87e031..72e3f57 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 flask==2.2.2
+gunicorn==20.1.0