From 147a90b2c20e756713ddc8cc9cdb835b304fc08d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: saiusesgithub <saisrujanpunati@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 14:26:16 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] dockerized the project

---
 .dockerignore      | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 README.md          | 12 +++++++++++-
 backend/Dockerfile | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 docker-compose.yml | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 96 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 .dockerignore
 create mode 100644 backend/Dockerfile
 create mode 100644 docker-compose.yml

diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b38ecd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Git
+.git
+.gitignore
+
+# Node
+node_modules
+npm-debug.log
+dist
+coverage
+
+# Python
+__pycache__
+*.pyc
+*.pyo
+*.pyd
+.Python
+env
+venv
+pip-log.txt
+pip-delete-this-directory.txt
+.tox
+.coverage
+.coverage.*
+.cache
+nosetests.xml
+coverage.xml
+*.cover
+*.log
+.pytest_cache
+
+# Docker
+docker-compose.yml
+Dockerfile
+.dockerignore
+
+# Environment
+.env
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3f7d51f..3fde6af 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -352,7 +352,17 @@ This section explains how to run Coderrr locally from source for development or
 git clone https://github.com/Akash-nath29/Coderrr.git
 cd Coderrr
 ```
-### 2. Backend Setup (FastAPI)
+### 2. Backend Setup
+You can run the backend using Docker (recommended) or set it up manually.
+
+#### Option A: Docker (Recommended)
+
+```bash
+docker compose up --build
+```
+The backend will be started at `http://localhost:5000` with hot-reloading enabled.
+
+#### Option B: Manual Setup (FastAPI)
 
 ```bash
 cd backend
diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fade26e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Use official Python 3.11 slim image
+FROM python:3.11-slim
+
+# Set working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Set environment variables
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 \
+    PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+
+# Install system dependencies (if any needed, e.g. for build tools)
+# RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends gcc && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Copy requirements first to leverage cache
+COPY requirements.txt .
+
+# Install Python dependencies
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Copy application code
+COPY . .
+
+# Expose the API port
+EXPOSE 5000
+
+# Run the application
+CMD ["uvicorn", "main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "5000"]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d60ebf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+
+
+services:
+  backend:
+    build:
+      context: ./backend
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    container_name: coderrr-backend
+    ports:
+      - "5000:5000"
+    volumes:
+      - ./backend:/app
+    environment:
+      - HOST=0.0.0.0
+      - PORT=5000
+    # Load environment variables from .env file if it exists
+    env_file:
+      - .env
+    # Override command to enable hot reloading for development
+    command: uvicorn main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 5000 --reload
+    restart: unless-stopped