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+FROM python:3.11-slim
+MAINTAINER youainti@youainti.com
+
+# setup users
+RUN useradd -G www-data monty
+
+# install packages
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install libpq-dev gcc 
+
+# Copy over files
+COPY --chown=1000:monty ./requirements.txt /home/monty/requirements.txt
+#TO BUILD A FINAL IMAGE,
+#  - add these locations to the image
+#  - make sure they can run using environment variables vs .env
+#  - make a script to run each of them on a different port.
+#COPY --chown=1000:monty ./Icd10ConditionsMatching/ /home/monty/Icd10ConditionsMatching/
+#COPY --chown=1000:monty ./FormulariesMatching/ /home/monty/FormulariesMatching/
+
+
+# Change user and working directory
+USER monty
+WORKDIR /home/monty
+
+
+# install python packages
+RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+# expose ports
+EXPOSE 5001
+
+# command to run everything
+ENTRYPOINT bash
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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+flask == 2.3
+python-dotenv == 1.0
+watchdog == 3.0
+datetime
+psycopg2-binary == 2.9
+waitress == 2.1
diff --git a/sample.env b/sample.env
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+
+#Postgres Info
+POSTGRES_HOST=
+POSTGRES_DB=aact_db
+POSTGRES_PORT=5432
+POSTGRES_USER=root
+POSTGRES_PASS=root
+
+#Other Secrets
+