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+# Build stage
+FROM rust:1.87 AS builder
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy manifests
+COPY Cargo.toml Cargo.lock ./
+COPY rustfmt.toml ./
+
+# Copy source code
+COPY src ./src
+COPY examples ./examples
+
+# Build the application with CLI features
+RUN cargo build --release --features cli
+
+# Runtime stage - Debian 12 slim
+FROM debian:12-slim
+
+# Install ca-certificates
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y ca-certificates git && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Copy the binary from builder
+COPY --from=builder /app/target/release/kickstart /usr/local/bin/kickstart
+
+# Set the entrypoint
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/kickstart"]