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+# -------------------------
+# 1️⃣ Build Stage
+# -------------------------
+FROM rust:1.76 as builder
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install dependencies required for sqlx + native-tls
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    pkg-config \
+    libssl-dev \
+    ca-certificates \
+    sqlite3 \
+    libsqlite3-dev \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Cache dependencies
+COPY Cargo.toml Cargo.lock ./
+RUN mkdir src && echo "fn main() {}" > src/main.rs
+RUN cargo build --release
+RUN rm -rf src
+
+# Copy real source
+COPY . .
+
+# Build release binary
+RUN cargo build --release
+
+# -------------------------
+# 2️⃣ Runtime Stage
+# -------------------------
+FROM debian:bookworm-slim
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install runtime deps only
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    ca-certificates \
+    libssl3 \
+    sqlite3 \
+    libsqlite3-0 \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Copy compiled binary
+COPY --from=builder /app/target/release/server /app/server
+
+# Create data directory
+RUN mkdir -p /data
+
+# Expose port (change if needed)
+EXPOSE 8080
+
+# Declare volume for SQLite database
+VOLUME ["/data"]
+
+# Run the server
+CMD ["./server"]
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