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+# Use an official Python runtime as a parent image
+FROM python:3.12-slim
+
+# Set the working directory in the container
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy the current directory contents into the container at /usr/src/app
+COPY . .
+
+# Install any needed packages specified in requirements.txt
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Expose Streamlit's default port
+EXPOSE 8501
+
+# Command to run the app
+CMD ["streamlit", "run", "main.py", "--server.port=8501", "--server.address=0.0.0.0"]
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