diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
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+++ b/.env.template
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+OPENAI_API_KEY=
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+FROM python:3.12.0
+
+RUN apt-get update -y && apt-get upgrade -y
+RUN pip install --upgrade pip
+
+COPY requirements.txt /src/requirements.txt
+
+WORKDIR /src
+
+RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["python", "build.py"]
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bde1855..60b405d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ To get started:
 3. Make your changes.
 4. Submit a pull request.
 
+## Building
+1. Clone the repository.
+2. `cd` to the root directory.
+3. Run `docker-compose up --build`
+
 ## License
 SimpleMind is licensed under the MIT License.
 
diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
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+++ b/build.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+print('Build successful.')
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diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
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+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+services:
+  simplemind:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    volumes:
+      - ./simplemind:/src/simplemind
+      - ./build.py:/src/build.py
+    env_file:
+      - .env
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diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+instructor
+anthropic
+requests
+openai
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