diff --git a/fiveparaminte-main/.dockerignore b/fiveparaminte-main/.dockerignore
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+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*.db
+*.sqlite3
+*.log
+*.bin
+.env
+venv/
+.venv/
+build/
+dist/
+*.spec
+scratch/
+captures/
+.git/
+.idea/
+.vscode/
diff --git a/fiveparaminte-main/Dockerfile b/fiveparaminte-main/Dockerfile
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+FROM python:3.12-slim
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install dependencies
+COPY requirements.txt .
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Copy application code
+COPY . .
+
+# Render sets PORT env var (default 10000)
+EXPOSE 10000
+
+CMD uvicorn main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port ${PORT:-10000}