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+FROM python:3.11
+
+# install necessary tools into the base image and download git repository
+RUN apt update && apt install -y git apache2 && git clone https://github.com/ParisNeo/ollama_proxy_server.git
+
+# change working directory to cloned git repository
+WORKDIR ollama_proxy_server
+
+# install all requirements
+RUN pip3 install -e .
+
+# copy config.ini and authorized_users.txt into project working directory
+COPY config.ini .
+COPY authorized_users.txt .
+
+# start the proxy server as entrypoint
+ENTRYPOINT ["ollama_proxy_server"]
+
+# set command line parameters
+CMD ["--config", "./config.ini", "--users_list", "./authorized_users.txt", "--port", "8080"]