diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index 449ba1d..7d37acc 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -1,21 +1,17 @@
-# backend/Dockerfile
 FROM python:3.11-slim
 
-# 1️⃣ Set a deterministic working directory
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# 2️⃣ Copy only the dependency list first – this lets Docker cache the layer
+
 COPY requirements.txt .
 
-# 3️⃣ Install Python deps (no cache to keep the image small)
+
+
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
-# 4️⃣ Now copy the actual source code
+
+
 COPY ./app ./app
 
-# 5️⃣ Expose the port FastAPI will listen on (optional but nice for docs)
-EXPOSE 8000
 
-# 6️⃣ Run uvicorn with hot‑reload for local development.
-#    In production you’d drop the `--reload` flag.
-CMD ["uvicorn", "app.main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000", "--reload"]
+CMD ["uvicorn", "app.main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000"]