diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
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+FROM python:3.8-slim
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# System-Abhängigkeiten installieren (falls nötig)
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    build-essential \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Pip-Requirements mit vertrauenswürdigen PyPI-Hosts installieren
+COPY requirements.txt .
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir \
+    --trusted-host pypi.org \
+    --trusted-host pypi.python.org \
+    --trusted-host files.pythonhosted.org \
+    -r requirements.txt
+
+# Quellcode kopieren
+COPY src/ /app/src/
+
+# Python-Pfad setzen, damit Imports wie `from endpoint_compare import ...` funktionieren
+ENV PYTHONPATH=/app/src/API:/app/src
+
+EXPOSE 8000
+
+# Standard-Startbefehl
+CMD ["uvicorn", "fastAPI:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000"]
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yml b/docker/docker-compose.yml
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+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  sap-api-service:
+    build:
+      context: ..
+      dockerfile: docker/Dockerfile
+    container_name: sap_endpoint_api
+    ports:
+      - "8000:8000"
+    environment:
+      - PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+      - PYTHONPATH=/app/src/API:/app/src
+    volumes:
+      # Code-Mounting für Hot-Reloading während der Entwicklung
+      - ../src:/app/src
+      - ./logs:/app/logs
+    command: uvicorn fastAPI:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --reload
+    restart: unless-stopped