diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+FROM python:3.9-slim
+
+# disable buffering to show logs in real time
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+
+# set working directory to /app
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY requirements.txt ./
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+COPY . .
+
+EXPOSE 5121
+
+CMD ["python", "app.py"]
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+all: build run
+
+build:
+	docker build -t static-sites .
+
+run:
+	docker run -p 5121:5121 static-sites -d