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+# Use an official Python runtime as a parent image (Alpine-based for minimal vulnerabilities)
+FROM python:3.13-alpine
+
+# Set the working directory in the container
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Prevent Python from writing pyc files to disc
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
+# Ensure Python output is sent straight to terminal (useful for logs)
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+
+# Install system dependencies if needed (e.g., for certain Python packages)
+# RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends some-package && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Copy dependency definition files
+# If using Poetry:
+# COPY pyproject.toml poetry.lock* ./
+# RUN pip install --no-cache-dir poetry
+# RUN poetry config virtualenvs.create false && poetry install --no-dev --no-interaction --no-ansi
+# If using pip with requirements.txt:
+COPY requirements.txt ./
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Copy the rest of the application code
+COPY main.py .
+# COPY session_string_generator.py . # Optional: if needed within the container, otherwise can be run outside
+
+# Create a non-root user and switch to it
+RUN adduser --disabled-password --gecos "" appuser && chown -R appuser:appuser /app
+USER appuser
+
+# Define environment variables needed by the application
+# These should be provided at runtime, not hardcoded (especially secrets)
+ENV TELEGRAM_API_ID=""
+ENV TELEGRAM_API_HASH=""
+# Specify one of the following at runtime:
+# Default session filename
+ENV TELEGRAM_SESSION_NAME="telegram_mcp_session"
+# Or provide the session string directly
+ENV TELEGRAM_SESSION_STRING=""
+
+# Expose any ports if the application were a web server (not needed for stdio MCP)
+# EXPOSE 8000
+
+# Define the command to run the application
+CMD ["python", "main.py"] 
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+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  telegram-mcp-server:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    container_name: telegram_mcp_server
+    # Load environment variables from a .env file in the same directory
+    env_file:
+      - .env
+    # Keep stdin open and allocate a pseudo-TTY, crucial for stdio MCP servers
+    stdin_open: true
+    tty: true
+    # Optional: Uncomment the following lines to mount a local directory
+    # for persisting the Telegram session file if NOT using TELEGRAM_SESSION_STRING.
+    # Replace './telegram_sessions' with your desired host path.
+    # volumes:
+    #   - ./telegram_sessions:/app
+    restart: unless-stopped 
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