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+# --- Builder Stage ---
+FROM ubuntu:22.04 AS builder
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    build-essential cmake ninja-build git pkg-config \
+    libssl-dev zlib1g-dev \
+    libmariadb-dev libmariadb-dev-compat \
+    libsqlite3-dev python3 libjsoncpp-dev uuid-dev ca-certificates \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+RUN rm -rf /usr/include/mysql && ln -s /usr/include/mariadb /usr/include/mysql
+
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY . /app
+
+RUN cmake -S . -B build -G Ninja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+    && cmake --build build -- -j$(nproc)
+
+# --- Runtime Stage ---
+FROM ubuntu:22.04 AS runtime
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    libssl3 ca-certificates libstdc++6 libmariadb3 libjsoncpp25 libuuid1 \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY --from=builder /app/build/visione-backend     /app/visione-backend
+COPY --from=builder /app/build/openapi             /app/build/openapi
+COPY --from=builder /app/migrations                /app/migrations
+
+EXPOSE 5555
+
+RUN chown -R 1000:1000 /app
+USER 1000:1000
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/app/visione-backend"]
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diff --git a/docker-compose.development.yaml b/docker-compose.development.yaml
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+services:
+  backend:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    ports:
+      - "${BACKEND_PORT:-5555}:5555"
+    volumes:
+      - ./config.json:/app/config.json
+    environment:
+      - DB_HOST=mysql
+      - DB_PORT=3306
+      - DB_USER=${MYSQL_USER:-visione}
+      - DB_PASSWORD=${MYSQL_PASSWORD:-visione}
+      - DB_NAME=${MYSQL_DATABASE:-visione}
+      - SMTP_HOST=mailhog
+      - SMTP_PORT=1025
+    depends_on:
+      mysql:
+        condition: service_healthy
+
+  mysql:
+    image: mysql:8.4
+    environment:
+      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: "${MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD:-root}"
+      MYSQL_DATABASE: "${MYSQL_DATABASE:-visione}"
+      MYSQL_USER: "${MYSQL_USER:-visione}"
+      MYSQL_PASSWORD: "${MYSQL_PASSWORD:-visione}"
+    ports:
+      - "${MYSQL_PORT:-3306}:3306"
+    volumes:
+      - mysql-data:/var/lib/mysql
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "mysqladmin ping -h 127.0.0.1 -u$${MYSQL_USER} -p$${MYSQL_PASSWORD} --silent"]
+      interval: 5s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 20
+      start_period: 20s
+
+  mailhog:
+    image: mailhog/mailhog:v1.0.1
+    ports:
+      - "${MAILHOG_SMTP_PORT:-1025}:1025"
+      - "${MAILHOG_WEB_PORT:-8025}:8025"
+
+volumes:
+  mysql-data:
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