diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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--- a/Dockerfile
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+FROM golang:1.23-bookworm AS base
+
+WORKDIR /build
+
+COPY go.mod ./
+
+COPY . .
+
+RUN go build -o card_validate ./cmd/api.go
+
+EXPOSE 8080
+
+# todo: check signal handling 
+CMD ["/build/card_validate"]