diff --git a/backend/backend.dockerfile b/backend/backend.dockerfile
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-FROM python:3.9
-
-WORKDIR /code
-
-COPY ./requirements.txt /code/requirements.txt
-
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade -r /code/requirements.txt
-
-COPY ./app /code/app
-
-COPY ./app /app
-ENV PYTHONPATH=/app
-
-CMD ["uvicorn", "app.main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "80"]
diff --git a/backend/database.dockerfile b/backend/database.dockerfile
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-FROM postgres:15
-
-COPY ./scripts/create-db.sh /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/
diff --git a/backend/scripts/create-db.sh b/backend/scripts/create-db.sh
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-#!/bin/bash
-set -e
-
-psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 --username "$POSTGRES_USER" --dbname "$POSTGRES_DB" <<-EOSQL
-	CREATE DATABASE ocgpt_backend;
-EOSQL