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+# Use an official Python runtime as a parent image
+FROM python:3.10-slim
+
+# Set the working directory in the container
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy the requirements file into the container at /app
+COPY requirements.txt .
+
+# Install any needed packages specified in requirements.txt
+# --no-cache-dir: Disables the cache to reduce image size
+# -r requirements.txt: Installs packages from the given requirements file
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Copy the main application file into the container at /app
+COPY main.py .
+
+# Make port 8000 available to the world outside this container
+EXPOSE 8000
+
+# Define the command to run the application
+# uvicorn main:app starts the server
+# --host 0.0.0.0 makes it accessible from outside the container
+# --port 8000 specifies the port to run on
+CMD ["uvicorn", "main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000"]