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+target
+.env
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+FROM rust as build
+
+RUN rustup toolchain install nightly
+RUN rustup default nightly
+
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY Cargo.toml Cargo.lock ./
+RUN mkdir src
+RUN echo "fn main() {}" > src/main.rs
+
+RUN cargo build --release -Zsparse-registry
+
+COPY src ./src
+
+# now rebuild with the proper main
+RUN touch src/main.rs
+RUN cargo build --release -Zsparse-registry
+
+FROM debian:11.3
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY --from=build /app/target/release/court-bot court-bot
+
+CMD ["/app/court-bot"]
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