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+FROM python:3.12-slim
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install system dependencies required for compiling packages
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+  g++ \
+  build-essential \
+  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Copy necessary files
+COPY aiagents4pharma/talk2biomodels /app/aiagents4pharma/talk2biomodels
+COPY docs /app/docs
+COPY app /app/app
+COPY requirements.txt /app
+
+# Install Python dependencies
+RUN pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Expose the default Streamlit port
+EXPOSE 8501
+
+# Run the Streamlit application
+CMD ["streamlit", "run", "app/frontend/streamlit_app_talk2biomodels.py", "--server.port=8501", "--server.address=0.0.0.0"]
+