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+FROM lukemathwalker/cargo-chef:latest-rust-1 AS chef
+
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y build-essential
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+FROM chef AS planner
+COPY . .
+RUN cargo chef prepare --recipe-path recipe.json
+
+FROM chef AS builder 
+COPY --from=planner /app/recipe.json recipe.json
+# Build dependencies - this is the caching Docker layer!
+RUN cargo chef cook --release --recipe-path recipe.json
+# Build application
+COPY . .
+RUN cargo build
+
+FROM debian:bookworm-slim
+COPY --from=builder /app/target/release/pgcat /usr/bin/pgcat
+COPY --from=builder /app/pgcat.toml /etc/pgcat/pgcat.toml
+WORKDIR /etc/pgcat
+ENV RUST_LOG=info
+CMD ["pgcat"]