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+docker build -t appointment .
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diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+version: '3.1'
+services:
+  speechtotext:
+    image: appointment:latest
+    restart: always
+    ports:
+      # <Port exposed> : < MySQL Port running inside container>
+      - '8000:8000'