diff --git a/dockerfile b/dockerfile
index 22d952d..1ab4644 100644
--- a/dockerfile
+++ b/dockerfile
@@ -8,12 +8,16 @@ COPY requirements.txt .
 
 # Install the required packages
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+RUN pip install gunicorn
 
 # Copy the rest of the application code into the container
-COPY src src
+COPY src .
 
 # Expose the port the app runs on
 EXPOSE 5000
 
+# Set environment variables
+ENV FLASK_APP=main.py
+
 # run the application
-CMD ["python", "src/main.py"]
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+ENTRYPOINT [ "gunicorn",  "-b", ":5000", "--access-logfile", "-", "--error-logfile", "-", "main:app" ]
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diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index 26ce819..ce9ba96 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ except:
 # Configure utils
 log.info("Configuring utils")
 conv = utils.data_converter(db)
+log.info("Configuration complete")
+
 
 
 # Define routes
@@ -718,4 +720,9 @@ def error(error_message):
 
 # Run the app
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    pass
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+    log.info("Starting development server")
+    app.run(
+        host=env('HOST', default='0.0.0.0'),
+        port=env('PORT', default=5000),
+        debug=env('DEBUG', default=True)
+    )
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