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+# Use official Python runtime as a base image
+FROM python:3.11-slim
+
+# Set environment variables
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 \
+    PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
+
+# Set the working directory in the container
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install system dependencies required for building Python packages
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    gcc \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Copy requirements file first to leverage Docker cache
+COPY requirements.txt .
+
+# Install Python dependencies
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Copy the application code
+COPY . .
+
+
+# Health check to ensure the container is running properly
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=30s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
+    CMD python -c "import redis; r = redis.Redis(host='${REDIS_HOST}', port=${REDIS_PORT}, db=${REDIS_DB}, password='${REDIS_PASSWORD}'); r.ping()" || exit 1
+
+# Command to run the application
+CMD ["python", "main.py"]