diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 7a3f2fc..67baf82 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,33 +1,17 @@
-# Use Miniconda3 as the base image
-FROM continuumio/miniconda3:latest
+# Use an official Python runtime as a parent image
+FROM python:3.11-slim
 
 # Set the working directory in the container
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Install system dependencies
-RUN apt-get update && \
-    apt-get install -y git unzip g++ gcc libgeos++-dev libproj-dev proj-data proj-bin && \
-    apt-get clean && \
-    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-
-# Copy the pyproject.toml file and the entire project directory
-COPY pyproject.toml .
+# Copy the project files to the container
 COPY . /app
 
-# Create a new conda environment
-RUN conda create -n myenv python=3.12 -y
-
-# Activate the conda environment
-SHELL ["conda", "run", "-n", "myenv", "/bin/bash", "-c"]
-
-# Install conda packages
-RUN conda install -c conda-forge xesmf esmpy h5py numcodecs -y
-
 # Install the project and its dependencies
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -e .
+RUN pip install .
 
 # Expose port 8000 to the outside world
 EXPOSE 8000
 
-# Set the default command to run when the container starts
-CMD ["conda", "run", "--no-capture-output", "-n", "myenv", "python", "api/main.py"]
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+# Run the application using python main.py
+CMD ["python", "api/main.py"]