diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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+# Ignore everything
+**
+
+# But include
+!server.py
+!requirements.txt
+
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+venv
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+++ b/Dockerfile
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+FROM python:3.11.9-slim
+
+WORKDIR /podbee/
+
+RUN apt update && apt install -y curl wget inetutils-ping dnsutils telnet
+
+COPY . .
+
+RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+CMD uvicorn server:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 80
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
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--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-FROM debian:stable-slim
-
-RUN apt update && apt install -y curl wget inetutils-ping dnsutils telnet 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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+++ b/requirements.txt
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+annotated-types==0.6.0
+anyio==4.3.0
+click==8.1.7
+exceptiongroup==1.2.1
+fastapi==0.110.2
+h11==0.14.0
+idna==3.7
+pydantic==2.7.1
+pydantic_core==2.18.2
+sniffio==1.3.1
+starlette==0.37.2
+typing_extensions==4.11.0
+uvicorn==0.29.0
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
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+++ b/server.py
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+from fastapi import FastAPI
+from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
+
+app = FastAPI()
+
+
+@app.get("/")
+async def hello():
+    message = {"message": "Thank you for using PodBee!"}
+    return JSONResponse(content=message, status_code=200)