diff --git a/backend/.dockerignore b/backend/.dockerignore
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+++ b/backend/.dockerignore
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+fly.toml
+.git/
+__pycache__/
+.envrc
+.venv/
diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
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+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
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+FROM python:3.11 AS builder
+
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 \
+    PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
+WORKDIR /app
+
+RUN python -m venv .venv
+COPY pyproject.toml ./
+RUN .venv/bin/pip install .
+FROM python:3.11-slim
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY --from=builder /app/.venv .venv/
+COPY . .
+CMD ["/app/.venv/bin/fastapi", "run"]
diff --git a/backend/fly.toml b/backend/fly.toml
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+# fly.toml app configuration file generated for flowdeck on 2026-04-23T18:20:50Z
+#
+# See https://fly.io/docs/reference/configuration/ for information about how to use this file.
+#
+
+app = 'flowdeck'
+primary_region = 'sjc'
+
+[build]
+
+[http_service]
+  internal_port = 8080
+  force_https = true
+  auto_stop_machines = 'stop'
+  auto_start_machines = true
+  min_machines_running = 0
+  processes = ['app']
+
+[[vm]]
+  memory = '1gb'
+  cpu_kind = 'shared'
+  cpus = 1
+  memory_mb = 256