diff --git a/product/core/Dockerfile b/product/core/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bc8e59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/product/core/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Use an official Python runtime as a parent image
+FROM python:3.9-slim
+
+# Set the working directory in the container
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy the current directory contents into the container at /app
+COPY . /app
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Expose port 5000 for the Flask app
+EXPOSE 5000
+
+# Set environment variables
+ENV FLASK_APP=app.py
+ENV FLASK_RUN_HOST=0.0.0.0
+
+RUN chmod +x scripts/entrypoint.sh
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["scripts/entrypoint.sh"]
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diff --git a/product/docker-compose.yml b/product/docker-compose.yml
index 37b60a6..d686a4a 100644
--- a/product/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/product/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 services:
   digifi-core:
     image: "registry.simbrellang.net/digifi/banktoproductcore:latest"
-    build: .
+    build: 
+      dockerfile: core/Dockerfile
     env_file:
       - .env.core
     ports: