diff --git a/geneit_backend/Dockerfile b/geneit_backend/Dockerfile
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+FROM debian:bullseye-slim
+
+RUN apt-get update \
+  && apt-get install -y libcurl4 \
+  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+COPY geneit_backend /usr/local/bin/geneit_backend
+
+ENTRYPOINT /usr/local/bin/geneit_backend
diff --git a/geneit_backend/build_docker_image.sh b/geneit_backend/build_docker_image.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+cargo build --release
+
+TEMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
+cp target/release/geneit_backend "$TEMP_DIR"
+
+docker build -f Dockerfile "$TEMP_DIR" -t pierre42100/geneit_backend
+
+rm -r $TEMP_DIR
+