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+# Stage 1: Build the Rust application
+FROM rust:alpine as builder
+
+# Install necessary dependencies
+RUN apk add --no-cache musl-dev && \
+    rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+
+# Set the working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy the source code
+COPY . .
+
+# Build the Rust binary
+RUN cargo build --release --target x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+
+# Stage 2: Create the minimal runtime image
+FROM alpine:latest
+
+# Set the image name
+LABEL name="kotasks"
+
+# Install necessary libraries
+RUN apk add --no-cache libgcc
+
+# Set the working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy the built binary from the builder stage
+COPY --from=builder /app/target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/kotasks .
+
+# Run the binary
+CMD ["./kotasks"]
+