diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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+# Exclude common Python files and directories
+venv/
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+*.pyo
+*.pyd
+*.pyz
+*.pyw
+*.pyi
+*.egg-info/
+
+# Exclude development and local files
+.env
+.env.*
+*.log
+*.db
+
+# Exclude version control system files
+.git/
+.gitignore
+.svn/
+
+storage/
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+# Use an official Python runtime as a parent image
+FROM python:3.10-slim
+
+# Set the working directory in the container
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+
+# Install system dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    git \
+    imagemagick \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Copy the current directory contents into the container at /usr/src/app
+COPY . .
+
+# Install Python dependencies
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Expose the port the app runs on
+EXPOSE 8080
+
+# Command to run the application
+CMD ["python", "main.py"]
+
+# At runtime, mount the config.toml file from the host into the container
+# using Docker volumes. Example usage:
+# docker run -v /path/to/your/config.toml:/usr/src/app/config.toml -p 8080:8080 moneyprinterturbo