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+# Use an official Python runtime as a parent image
+FROM python:3.9-slim
+
+# Set the working directory in the container
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy the current directory contents into the container at /app
+COPY . /app
+
+# Install any needed packages specified in requirements.txt
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Make port 5001 available to the world outside this container
+EXPOSE 5001
+
+# Define environment variable
+ENV FLASK_APP=main.py
+
+# Run app.py when the container launches
+CMD ["python", "main.py"]
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+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  llm-chat-server:
+    build: .
+    ports:
+      - "5001:5001"
+    volumes:
+      - ./llm_chat_server.db:/app/llm_chat_server.db
+      - ./config.ini:/app/config.ini
+    environment:
+      - FLASK_ENV=production
+    restart: unless-stopped
+
+volumes:
+  llm_chat_server_db:
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