diff --git a/analytics/requirements.txt b/analytics/requirements.txt
index ef7d9122..a06412d3 100644
--- a/analytics/requirements.txt
+++ b/analytics/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 flask==3.0.3
 psycopg2==2.9.9
 pandas==2.2.2
-Flask-Caching==2.3.0
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+Flask-Caching==2.3.0
diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a173b837
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Use an official Python runtime as a parent image
+FROM python:3.10-slim
+
+# Set the working directory to /app
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install necessary OS packages
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    build-essential \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Copy the Python script, requirements, and constants.ini file into the container at /app
+COPY ./app.py /app/
+
+COPY requirements.txt .
+COPY .env .
+
+# Install any needed packages specified in requirements.txt
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Run frontend_AI_connector.py when the container launches
+CMD ["python", "./app.py"]
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diff --git a/backend/app.py b/backend/app.py
index 94743d52..cc06df10 100644
--- a/backend/app.py
+++ b/backend/app.py
@@ -197,3 +197,5 @@ def get_rating():
     except Exception as e:
         print(e)
         return jsonify({'message': str(e)}), 500
+
+app.run(host="0.0.0.0", port=8084)
diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..24c30506
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+flask==3.0.3
+psycopg2==2.9.9
+pandas==2.2.2
+Flask-Caching==2.3.0
+Flask-SQLAlchemy==3.1.1
+firebase-admin==6.5.0
+python-dotenv==1.0.1
+requests==2.3.2
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diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 06762ab8..df51918c 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -77,6 +77,15 @@ services:
       - db
     networks:
       - my-bridge-network
+  firebase:
+    container_name: firebase
+    build: .
+    ports:
+      - "8084:8084"
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+    networks:
+      - my-bridge-network
 
 
 
diff --git a/movie_recommendations/Dockerfile b/movie_recommendations/Dockerfile
index cbb593ef..8da754ce 100644
--- a/movie_recommendations/Dockerfile
+++ b/movie_recommendations/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 FROM python:3.10-slim
 
 # Set the working directory to /app2
-WORKDIR /app2
+WORKDIR /app
 
 # Install necessary OS packages
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \