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+.git
+.gitignore
+
+.venv
+venv
+env
+__pycache__
+*.pyc
+*.pyo
+*.pyd
+.pytest_cache
+.mypy_cache
+.ruff_cache
+
+*.db
+*.db-wal
+*.db-shm
+*.sqlite
+*.sqlite3
+
+sfm/data
+bridges/captures
+example-events
+captures
+logs
+
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
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+FROM python:3.11-slim
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends curl && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+COPY pyproject.toml requirements.txt ./
+COPY minimateplus ./minimateplus
+COPY sfm ./sfm
+COPY bridges ./bridges
+
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+
+EXPOSE 8200
+
+CMD ["python", "-m", "uvicorn", "sfm.server:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8200"]
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