diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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+# Include any files or directories that you don't want to be copied to your
+# container here (e.g., local build artifacts, temporary files, etc.).
+#
+# For more help, visit the .dockerignore file reference guide at
+# https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/builder/#dockerignore-file
+
+**/.DS_Store
+**/__pycache__
+**/.venv
+**/.classpath
+**/.dockerignore
+**/.env
+**/.git
+**/.gitignore
+**/.project
+**/.settings
+**/.toolstarget
+**/.vs
+**/.vscode
+**/*.*proj.user
+**/*.dbmdl
+**/*.jfm
+**/bin
+**/charts
+**/docker-compose*
+**/compose*
+**/Dockerfile*
+**/node_modules
+**/npm-debug.log
+**/obj
+**/secrets.dev.yaml
+**/values.dev.yaml
+LICENSE
+README.md
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3.10.11
+FROM python:${PYTHON_VERSION}-slim as base
+
+# Prevents Python from writing pyc files.
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
+
+# Keeps Python from buffering stdout and stderr to avoid situations where
+# the application crashes without emitting any logs due to buffering.
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirement.txt
+
+# Copy the source code into the container.
+COPY chroma_storage /app/chroma_storage
+
+COPY file /app/file
+
+COPY src /app/src
+
+COPY licence /app/licence
+
+COPY requirement.txt /app/requirement.txt
+
+COPY start_everything_bash /app/start_everything_bash
+
+# Expose the port that the application listens on.
+EXPOSE 5000
+
+# Run the application.
+CMD python3 src/server_mail.py
diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
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+
+services:
+  server:
+    build:
+      context: .
+    ports:
+      - 5000:5000
+