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+FROM rust:latest
+
+COPY ./ ./
+
+# install sqlx-cli and run "sqlx database setup" in project directory before running the docker image or the following steps will not compile and will result in error
+
+RUN cargo build --release
+
+CMD ["./target/release/bismarck"]
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