diff --git a/Backend/Dockerfile b/Backend/Dockerfile
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+++ b/Backend/Dockerfile
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+# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
+
+#base image
+FROM python:3.9
+
+# 
+WORKDIR /code
+
+# 
+COPY ./requirements.txt /code/requirements.txt
+
+# 
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade -r /code/requirements.txt
+
+# 
+COPY . /code/app
+
+# 
+CMD ["uvicorn", "app.main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "80"]
diff --git a/Backend/config/config.json b/Backend/config/config.json
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+++ b/Backend/config/config.json
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+{
+    "listeners": {
+        "*:80": {
+            "pass": "applications/fastapi"
+        }
+    },
+
+    "applications": {
+        "fastapi": {
+            "type": "python 3.9",
+            "path": "/build/app/",
+            "module": "app.main",
+            "callable": "app"
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/Backend/requirements.txt b/Backend/requirements.txt
index 8a95427a..3a7a758d 100644
--- a/Backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/Backend/requirements.txt
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ pytest==7.2.0
 python-dateutil==2.8.1
 python-multipart==0.0.5
 pytz==2022.1
-pywin32==227
+#pywin32==227
 pywinpty==0.5.7
 pyzmq==18.1.1
 qtconsole==4.6.0
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+version: '3.9'
+
+services:
+  backend:
+    build:
+      context: ./Backend
+    volumes:
+      - type: bind
+        source: ./Backend
+        target: /app
+    networks:
+      - appnet
+    environment:
+      DB_HOST: db
+      DB_PORT: 5432
+      DB_USER: postgres
+      DB_PASSWORD: postgres
+      DB_NAME: postgres
+    ports:
+      - "8001:8001"
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+
+  #frontend
+  frontend:
+    build:
+      context: ./frontend
+    ports:
+      - "3001:3000"
+    networks:
+      - appnet
+    restart: always
+
+  # database  
+  db:
+    image: postgres:latest
+    restart: always
+    environment:
+      - POSTGRES_USER=postgres
+      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=postgres
+    ports:
+      - 5432:5432
+    volumes: 
+      - db:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    networks:
+      - appnet
+
+# used to have a UI for the database  
+  adminer:
+    image: adminer
+    restart: always
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+    ports:
+      - 8081:8080
+    networks:
+      - appnet
+
+# link all docker containers to the same image
+networks:
+  appnet:
+    driver: bridge
+# bind volumes
+volumes:
+  db:
+    driver: local
diff --git a/frontend/Dockerfile b/frontend/Dockerfile
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+# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
+# This image is based on the popular Alpine Linux project, available in the alpine official image. Alpine Linux is much smaller than most distribution base images (~5MB), and thus leads to much slimmer images in general.
+ARG NODE_IMAGE_VERSION=19-alpine3.15
+FROM node:current-alpine
+ENV NODE_ENV=production
+LABEL name='Chidubem' email='dubemnwabuisi@gmail.com'
+
+# Create a working directory for Docker to use
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy any file dependecies to the image
+COPY package*.json ./
+
+# Install app dependencies
+RUN yarn install --production
+
+# Bundle app source
+COPY . .
+CMD ["yarn", "start"]
+EXPOSE 3000
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