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+services:
+  app:
+    build: .
+    ports:
+      - "3000:3000"
+    volumes:
+      - ./compareware.db:/app/compareware.db
+    environment:
+      - RUST_LOG=info
+      - LEPTOS_ENV=production
+    restart: unless-stopped
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+# Build stage
+FROM rust:1.83.0-slim-bullseye as builder
+
+# Install essential build tools
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y \
+    libsqlite3-dev \
+    build-essential \
+    clang \
+    libssl-dev \
+    pkg-config \
+    curl \
+    cmake \
+    protobuf-compiler \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Install Rust toolchain
+RUN rustup component add rust-src
+
+# Install cargo-leptos & wasm-bindgen-cli 
+RUN cargo install cargo-leptos --version 0.2.24 --locked
+RUN cargo install wasm-bindgen-cli --version 0.2.99 --locked
+
+# Build application
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY . .
+# Explicitly set WASM target
+RUN rustup target add wasm32-unknown-unknown
+# Build project
+ENV LEPTOS_OUTPUT_NAME="compareware"
+
+# Build with release profile
+RUN cargo leptos build --release
+
+# Runtime stage
+FROM debian:bullseye-slim 
+
+# Install runtime dependencies in Debian
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y \
+    libssl-dev \
+    libsqlite3-0 \
+    ca-certificates \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Copy build artifacts
+COPY --from=builder /app/target/release/compareware /app/
+COPY --from=builder /app/target/site /app/site
+COPY assets /app/assets
+
+# Configure container, expose port and set entrypoint
+WORKDIR /app 
+EXPOSE 3000
+ENV LEPTOS_SITE_ADDR=0.0.0.0:3000
+ENV LEPTOS_SITE_ROOT="site"
+CMD ["./compareware"]
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