Add Docker support for local development

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Author: mrbiggred

.dockerignore

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+# Exclude unnecessary files from the Docker build context
+site/
+.venv/

Dockerfile

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+# Use python:3.x-slim as the base image
+FROM python:3.x-slim
+
+# Set the working directory to /app
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy requirements.txt to the Docker image
+COPY requirements.txt .
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+# Copy the rest of the repository to the Docker image
+COPY . .
+
+# Expose port 8000
+EXPOSE 8000
+
+# Set the default command to serve the MkDocs site
+CMD ["mkdocs", "serve", "-a", "0.0.0.0:8000"]

README.md

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         index.md  # The documentation homepage.
         posts/    # blog posts, organised anyway you like
         ...       # Other markdown pages, images and other files.
+
+# Docker Guide
+
+To build and run the Docker container locally, follow these steps:
+
+1. Build the Docker image:
+    ```sh
+    docker build -t weeklydevchat .
+    ```
+
+2. Run the Docker container:
+    ```sh
+    docker run -p 8000:8000 weeklydevchat
+    ```
+
+The MkDocs site will be served on port 8000.