diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
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-# **************** Builder Stage ****************
-
-FROM python:3.12-bookworm AS builder
-
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
-        build-essential && \
-    apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-
-# Download the latest installer, install it and then remove it
-ADD https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh /install.sh
-RUN chmod -R 655 /install.sh && /install.sh && rm /install.sh
-
-# Set up uv environment path correctly
-ENV PATH="/root/.local/bin:${PATH}"
-
-WORKDIR /app
-
-COPY ./pyproject.toml .
-
-RUN uv sync
-
-# **************** Production Stage ****************
-
-FROM python:3.12-slim-bookworm AS production
-
-WORKDIR /app
-
-COPY ./backend backend
-COPY --from=builder /app/.venv .venv
-
-# Setup environment variables for production
-ENV PATH="/app/.venv/bin:${PATH}"
-
-# Expose the port for fastapi
-EXPOSE $PORT
-
-CMD ["uvicorn", "backend.main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000"]
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diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
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-services:
-  backend:
-    build:
-      context: .
-      dockerfile: backend/Dockerfile
-    env_file:
-      - ./.env
-    volumes:
-      - ./.env:/app/.env:rw
-    ports:
-      - "8000:8000"
-  # Add frontend later
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