diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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+# Ignore Python cache files
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+*.pyo
+*.pyd
+
+# Ignore pytest cache
+.pytest_cache/
+
+# Ignore virtual environments
+env/
+venv/
+
+# Ignore Git repo
+.git/
+.gitignore
+
+# Ignore Docker-related stuff
+Dockerfile
+docker-compose.yml
+
+# Ignore MacOS system files
+*.DS_Store
+
diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
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+FROM python:3.11-slim
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY requirements.txt .
+COPY backend/ /app/backend
+
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+WORKDIR /app/backend
+
+CMD ["uvicorn", "main:app", "--reload"]
+
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+version: "3.8"
+
+services:
+  backend:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: backend/Dockerfile
+    ports:
+      - "8000:8000"
+
+  frontend:
+    build: ./frontend
+    ports:
+      - "3000:3000"
+    depends_on:
+      - backend
diff --git a/frontend/Dockerfile b/frontend/Dockerfile
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+FROM node:latest
+
+WORKDIR /root
+
+COPY package*.json ./
+
+RUN npm install
+
+COPY . .
+
+CMD ["npm", "start"]
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