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+FROM python:3.11-slim
+
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+
+WORKDIR /app
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y ca-certificates && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+RUN update-ca-certificates
+COPY requirements.txt .
+
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+COPY . .
+EXPOSE 8000
+
+
+CMD ["gunicorn", "--bind", "0.0.0.0:8000", "main:app"]
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