diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ docs/_build/
 .gitignore
 
 # Docker
-Dockerfile
 docker-compose*.yml
 .dockerignore
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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index 0000000..76429f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+FROM python:3.13-slim
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 \
+    PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends gcc && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+COPY requirements.txt .
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip && \
+    pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+COPY app/ ./app/
+
+EXPOSE 8000
+
+CMD uvicorn app.main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port ${PORT:-8000}