diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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+.git
+.gitignore
+.env
+README.md
+docker-compose.yml
+Dockerfile 
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+# Use official golang image as builder
+FROM golang:1.22.5-alpine AS builder
+
+# Set working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy go mod and sum files
+COPY go.mod go.sum ./
+
+# Download dependencies
+RUN go mod download
+
+# Copy source code
+COPY . .
+
+# Build the application
+RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -o fabric
+
+# Use scratch as final base image
+FROM alpine:latest
+
+# Copy the binary from builder
+COPY --from=builder /app/fabric /fabric
+
+# Copy patterns directory
+COPY patterns /patterns
+
+# Ensure clean config directory and copy ENV file
+RUN rm -rf /root/.config/fabric && \
+    mkdir -p /root/.config/fabric
+COPY ENV /root/.config/fabric/.env
+
+# Add debug commands
+RUN ls -la /root/.config/fabric/
+
+# Expose port 8080
+EXPOSE 8080
+
+# Run the binary with debug output
+ENTRYPOINT ["/fabric"]
+CMD ["--serve"] 
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diff --git a/ENV b/ENV
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+DEFAULT_VENDOR=OpenRouter
+DEFAULT_MODEL=openai/gpt-3.5-turbo-0125
+DEFAULT_MODEL_CONTEXT_LENGTH=128K
+PATTERNS_LOADER_GIT_REPO_URL=https://github.com/danielmiessler/fabric.git
+PATTERNS_LOADER_GIT_REPO_PATTERNS_FOLDER=patterns
+OPENROUTER_API_KEY=sk-or-v1-
+OPENROUTER_API_BASE_URL=https://openrouter.ai/api/v1
+YOUTUBE_API_KEY=AIzaS
+JINA_AI_API_KEY=jina_57
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  fabric-api:
+    build: .
+    ports:
+      - "8080:8080"
+    volumes:
+      - ./ENV:/root/.config/fabric/.env:ro
+    environment:
+      - GIN_MODE=release 
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