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+FROM golang:1.21-alpine as builder
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+ENV CGO_ENABLED=1
+ENV GOOS=linux
+ENV GOARCH=amd64
+ENV CGO_CFLAGS="-D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE"
+
+RUN apk update && apk add build-base
+
+COPY . .
+
+RUN go build -o recipe-manager .
+
+FROM alpine:3.17 
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+RUN apk update && apk add --no-cache sqlite curl
+
+COPY --from=builder /app/recipe-manager .
+COPY --from=builder /app/app.env .
+COPY --from=builder /app/client_secret.json .
+
+# run the service on container startup.
+CMD ["/app/recipe-manager"]
+