diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 93b3bd4..c66fc05 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -27,4 +27,6 @@ client_secret.json
 
 .firebaserc
 
-firebase.json
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+firebase.json
+
+cloud
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 3d81682..53ac269 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
-# Use the official Python image as the base image
-FROM python:3.11.5
+FROM python:3.11.5-slim
 
 # Set the working directory inside the container
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Copy the requirements.txt file into the container at /app
-COPY requirements.txt /app/
+# Copy the requirements file to the working directory
+COPY requirements.txt .
 
-# Install any dependencies specified in requirements.txt
-RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
+# Install dependencies
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
-# Copy the current directory contents into the container at /app
-COPY . /app/
+# Copy the rest of the application code to the working directory
+COPY . .
 
-# Expose the port that FastAPI will run on
-EXPOSE 3100
+# Expose the port that the application will run on
+EXPOSE 8000
 
-# Command to run the FastAPI application
-CMD ["gunicorn", "-k", "uvicorn.workers.UvicornWorker", "-b", ":3100", "app.main:app"]
+# Command to run the application using Uvicorn
+CMD ["uvicorn", "app.main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000"]
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