diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
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+# Use the latest 2.1 version of CircleCI pipeline process engine.
+# See: https://circleci.com/docs/configuration-reference
+version: 2.1
+
+# Define a job to be invoked later in a workflow.
+# See: https://circleci.com/docs/configuration-reference/#jobs
+jobs:
+  say-hello:
+    # Specify the execution environment. You can specify an image from Docker Hub or use one of our convenience images from CircleCI's Developer Hub.
+    # See: https://circleci.com/docs/configuration-reference/#executor-job
+    docker:
+      - image: circleci/python:3.8
+    # Add steps to the job
+    # See: https://circleci.com/docs/configuration-reference/#steps
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - run: |
+          cd cool_counters
+          python3 -m pip
+          pip install django
+          python3 manage.py migrate
+          python manage.py runserver
+
+
+
+# Orchestrate jobs using workflows
+# See: https://circleci.com/docs/configuration-reference/#workflows
+workflows:
+  say-hello-workflow:
+    jobs:
+      - say-hello
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+# set the Base Image from which your image will be built on
+FROM python:3.8 
+# create a directory called flask-circleci in root. 
+# This directory will contain the code which currently resides in
+RUN mkdir /flask-circleci
+
+# make /flask-circleci the working directory
+WORKDIR /flask-circleci
+
+# copy your requirements file to the directory you just created
+COPY requirements.txt /flask-circleci 
+
+RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+# copy the current directory in you local machine to /flask-circleci in your image
+ADD . /flask-circleci
+
+EXPOSE 5000
+
+CMD python main.py