diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+# Ignore Python Bytecode
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+
+# Ignore Python virtual environment
+venv/
+
+# Ignore IDE and editor-specific files (customize this based on your editor or IDE)
+.idea/
+
+# Ignore environment-specific files
+.env
+
+# Ignore any local configuration files
+config.local.ini
+
+# Ignore log files
+*.log
+
+# Ignore compiled Python files
+*.pyc
+*.pyo
+*.pyd
+
+# Ignore database files
+*.db
+
+# Ignore cache directories
+__pycache__/
+.cache/
+
+# Ignore any sensitive or private information (e.g., API keys, passwords)
+secrets.txt
+keys/
+*.pem
+
+# Ignore Flask Sessions
+flask_session/
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+++ b/Dockerfile
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+# Dockerfile
+# Base image with Python 3.11 on Alpine
+FROM python:3.11-alpine
+
+# Establish /code as working directory in the container
+WORKDIR /code
+
+# Copy production requirements and install dependencies
+COPY ./requirements-production.txt requirements.txt
+RUN pip3 install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Copy source code into the working directory
+COPY ./src .
+
+# Use Gunicorn as the server, configuring it for the Flask app
+ENTRYPOINT gunicorn --bind :$PORT --workers 1 --threads 8 --timeout 0 --forwarded-allow-ips "*" main:app
diff --git a/devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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+++ b/devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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+{
+    "name": "Python 3",
+    "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/python:3.11",
+    "postCreateCommand": "pip3 install --user -r requirements.txt"
+}
+
diff --git a/requirements-production.txt b/requirements-production.txt
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+++ b/requirements-production.txt
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+flask
+gunicorn
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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+++ b/requirements.txt
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+flask
+gunicorn
+# additional dependencies
diff --git a/src/__init__.py b/src/__init__.py
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diff --git a/src/app.py b/src/app.py
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+++ b/src/app.py
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+# src/main.py
+from datetime import datetime
+from flask import Flask
+
+app = Flask(__name__)
+
+@app.route('/')
+def read_root():
+    current_time = datetime.now()
+    unix_timestamp = int(current_time.timestamp())
+    return {"current_time": unix_timestamp}
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/test_main.py b/tests/test_main.py
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+++ b/tests/test_main.py
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+# tests/test_main.py
+import unittest
+from src.app import app
+
+class TestApp(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.app = app.test_client()
+        self.app.testing = True
+
+    def test_read_root(self):
+        response = self.app.get('/')
+        data = response.get_json()
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertTrue('current_time' in data)
+        self.assertIsInstance(data['current_time'], int)