diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a72dbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Byte-compiled / cache files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*.pyo
+*.pyd
+
+# Virtual environments
+venv/
+env/
+.venv/
+.env/
+
+# Distribution / packaging
+*.egg-info/
+build/
+dist/
+
+# Git and other VCS
+.git/
+.gitignore
+
+# Editor files
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*.bak
+*.tmp
+.DS_Store
+.idea/
+.vscode/
+
+# Secrets (if you’re using .env for API keys etc.)
+.env
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff877ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+FROM python:3.10-slim
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY requirements.txt .
+
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+COPY . .
+
+CMD ["python"]
diff --git a/utils/call_llm.py b/utils/call_llm.py
index cde3822..a01929e 100644
--- a/utils/call_llm.py
+++ b/utils/call_llm.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def call_llm(prompt: str, use_cache: bool = True) -> str:
 
     # You can comment the previous line and use the AI Studio key instead:
     client = genai.Client(
-        api_key=os.getenv("GEMINI_API_KEY", ""),
+        api_key=os.getenv("GEMINI_API_KEY", "AIzaSyDzXuRp0hP6wAWUFTGRrUPDiKWffUm7vGk"),
     )
     model = os.getenv("GEMINI_MODEL", "gemini-2.5-pro-exp-03-25")
     # model = os.getenv("GEMINI_MODEL", "gemini-2.5-flash-preview-04-17")