diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
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+FROM python:3.12-slim
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y ffmpeg && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY requirements.txt .
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+COPY . .
+
+CMD ["uvicorn", "main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000", "--reload"]
diff --git a/backend/docker-compose.yml b/backend/docker-compose.yml
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+services:
+  backend:
+    build: .
+    ports:
+      - "8000:8000"
+    volumes:
+      - .:/app
+      - ./videos:/videos
diff --git a/backend/main.py b/backend/main.py
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+from fastapi import FastAPI
+
+app = FastAPI()
+
+
+@app.get("/")
+def root():
+    return {"status": "running"}
diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
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+fastapi
+uvicorn
+yt-dlp