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+# Use an official Go runtime as a parent image
+FROM golang:1.16-alpine3.14
+
+# Set the working directory to /app
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy the current directory contents into the container at /app
+COPY . /app
+
+# Build the Go application
+RUN go build -o main .
+
+# Expose port 8080 to the outside world
+EXPOSE 8080
+
+# Run the Go application when the container starts
+CMD ["/app/main"]