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+FROM python:3.12-slim
+
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 \
+    PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY parental-control-system/backend/requirements.txt ./requirements.txt
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+COPY parental-control-system/backend/ ./
+
+EXPOSE 5000
+
+CMD ["sh", "-c", "gunicorn --bind 0.0.0.0:${PORT:-5000} main:app --workers 2 --threads 4 --timeout 60"]