diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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+data
diff --git a/data/configs/.gitkeep b/data/configs/.gitkeep
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diff --git a/data/inputs/.gitkeep b/data/inputs/.gitkeep
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diff --git a/data/output/.gitkeep b/data/output/.gitkeep
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diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+
+services:
+
+  valkey:
+    container_name: valkey
+    hostname: valkey
+    image: docker.io/valkey/valkey:8-alpine
+    command: valkey-server --save 30 1 --loglevel warning
+    #pull_policy: always
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    cap_drop:
+      - ALL
+    cap_add:
+      - SETGID
+      - SETUID
+      - DAC_OVERRIDE
+    logging:
+      driver: "json-file"
+      options:
+        max-size: "1m"
+        max-file: "1"
+
+  augmentoolkit:
+    container_name: augmentoolkit
+    hostname: augmentoolkit
+    user: root
+    depends_on:
+      - valkey
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: ./docker/dockerfile
+    volumes:
+    - ./data/output:/app/outputs
+    - ./data/inputs:/app/inputs/mydata
+    - ./data/configs:/app/external_configs/myconfigs
+    environment:
+      - REDIS_HOST=redis
+      - REDIS_PORT=6379
+      - REDIS_DB=3
+    ports:
+    - "127.0.0.1:8000:8000" # api
+    - "127.0.0.1:5173:5173" # ui
+    - "127.0.0.1:8083:8082" # vllm
+    # devices:
+    #   - nvidia.com/gpu=all
+    #   - /dev/video0
diff --git a/docker/dockerfile b/docker/dockerfile
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+FROM python:slim
+
+ENV VERSION=v3.0.0
+ENV PIP_BREAK_SYSTEM_PACKAGES=1
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Basic system dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y
+RUN apt-get install -y git build-essential cmake pkg-config g++ curl libssl-dev net-tools nodejs npm
+
+# Clone augmentoolkit
+# RUN git clone https://github.com/e-p-armstrong/augmentoolkit.git --branch ${VERSION} --single-branch .
+
+COPY requirements.txt *.sh *.py super_config.yaml LICENSE /app/
+
+# Install Rust for outlines-core
+RUN curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | bash -s -- -y --no-modify-path
+ENV PATH="/root/.cargo/bin:${PATH}"
+
+# Optional: Set up venv (not strictly needed in Docker, but kept as-is)
+RUN python3 -m venv .venv
+ENV VIRTUAL_ENV=/app/.venv
+ENV PATH="$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin:$PATH"
+
+# Install pip tools
+RUN pip install --upgrade pip
+RUN pip install uv
+
+# Install outlines first (will trigger Rust build, needs OpenSSL)
+RUN pip install outlines
+
+# Install torch first — this is critical
+RUN pip install torch --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu121
+
+# Install xformers with NO build isolation so it can see torch
+RUN pip install --no-build-isolation xformers==0.0.29.post2
+
+# Install vllm (depends on xformers)
+RUN pip install vllm
+
+# Final dependencies from requirements.txt using uv (now safe)
+RUN uv pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+ADD atk-interface atk-interface
+ADD augmentoolkit augmentoolkit
+ADD cli_utils cli_utils
+ADD external_configs external_configs
+ADD generation generation
+ADD inputs inputs
+ADD logs logs
+
+RUN chmod +x entrypoint.sh && chmod +x *.sh
+
+# Entry point
+CMD ./entrypoint.sh
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+cd /app
+
+./linux.sh
+