diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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+**/__pycache__
+.dockerignore
+.git*
+Dockerfile
+README.md
+db.sqlite3
+env
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+FROM python:3.10-alpine3.15
+
+WORKDIR /opt/shiftregister
+
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir gunicorn
+
+COPY requirements.txt ./
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+COPY . .
+RUN python manage.py collectstatic
+
+EXPOSE 8000
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["gunicorn", "shiftregister.wsgi"]
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+# shiftregister
+
+