diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 85296a5..cc83219 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
-#FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:8.0 AS base
-FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0 AS base
+# Stage 1: Build the app using the SDK
+FROM ://mcr.microsoft.com AS build
+WORKDIR /src
+COPY . .
+RUN dotnet publish "SampleApi/SampleApi.csproj" -c Release -o /app/publish
 
-USER app
+# Stage 2: Run the app using the Runtime
+FROM ://mcr.microsoft.com
 WORKDIR /app
-
-EXPOSE 8080
-EXPOSE 8081
-
-COPY . /app
-
-FROM base AS final
-WORKDIR /app
-ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet", "SampleApi.dll"]
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+# Copy the compiled files from the 'build' stage to this stage
+COPY --from=build /app/publish .
+ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet", "SampleApi.dll"]