diff --git a/backend/docker-compose.yml b/backend/docker-compose.yml
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+version: '3.7'
+
+services:
+  api:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: dockerfile
+    command: npm start
+    ports:
+      - 3001:3000 # Map host port 3001 to container port 3000
+      # - 9229:9229 # Map host port 9229 to container port 9229
diff --git a/backend/dockerfile b/backend/dockerfile
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+FROM node
+
+WORKDIR /api
+
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y wget gnupg && \
+    wget -qO - https://dl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | apt-key add - && \
+    echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list && \
+    apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y chromium
+
+COPY . .
+
+RUN npm install