diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+FROM python:3.11
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY . .
+RUN pip install .
+
+CMD python3 -m uvicorn lemmyprivacycheck.__main__:app --host 0.0.0.0:8868
+# CMD python3 -m gunicorn -w 4 -b 0.0.0.0 -k uvicorn.workers.UvicornWorker backend.main:app --reload
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+services:
+  backend:
+    build: .
+    ports:
+      - "8868:8868"