diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+*.pyo
+.env
+.git
diff --git a/dockerfile b/dockerfile
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+FROM python:3.11-slim
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install dependencies first (better caching)
+COPY wickr-bedrock-gateway/requirements.txt .
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Copy the FastAPI app
+COPY wickr-bedrock-gateway/ .
+
+EXPOSE 8000
+
+CMD ["uvicorn", "main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000"]
diff --git a/main.py b/wickr-bedrock-gateway/main.py
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rename from main.py
rename to wickr-bedrock-gateway/main.py
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/wickr-bedrock-gateway/requirements.txt
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rename from requirements.txt
rename to wickr-bedrock-gateway/requirements.txt