Hi sir!!

docker-compose.yml

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+# docker-compose.yml
+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  db:
+    image: mariadb:10.11 # Use a specific stable version
+    container_name: lms_mariadb
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD: ${MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD:-supersecretroot} # Use default if not set in host .env
+      MARIADB_DATABASE: ${MARIADB_DATABASE:-lms_db}
+      MARIADB_USER: ${MARIADB_USER:-lms_user}
+      MARIADB_PASSWORD: ${MARIADB_PASSWORD:-lms_password}
+    volumes:
+      - mariadb_data:/var/lib/mysql # Persist data
+    ports:
+      # Only expose if you need direct access from host machine, otherwise backend connects via internal network
+      # - "3306:3306"
+      - "13306:3306" # Expose on 13306 to avoid host conflicts
+    networks:
+      - lms_network
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "mysqladmin", "ping", "-h", "localhost", "-u", "${MARIADB_USER:-lms_user}", "-p${MARIADB_PASSWORD:-lms_password}"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+
+  backend:
+    container_name: lms_backend
+    build:
+      context: ./lms-backend # Path to the directory containing the Dockerfile
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    depends_on:
+      db:
+        condition: service_healthy # Wait for DB to be healthy
+    environment:
+      # Pass necessary environment variables to the backend container
+      # Ensure these match the .env file used by the Rust app OR override them here
+      DATABASE_URL: mysql://${MARIADB_USER:-lms_user}:${MARIADB_PASSWORD:-lms_password}@db:3306/${MARIADB_DATABASE:-lms_db}
+      SERVER_ADDR: 0.0.0.0:8080
+      RUST_LOG: ${RUST_LOG:-actix_web=info,lms_backend=info}
+      # SECRET_KEY: ${SECRET_KEY:-your_fallback_secret} # If using JWT
+    ports:
+      - "8080:8080" # Map container port 8080 to host port 8080
+    networks:
+      - lms_network
+    # Optional: Mount local code for development (use with caution, requires rebuilds/restarts)
+    # volumes:
+    #   - ./lms-backend/src:/app/src
+    #   - ./lms-backend/Cargo.toml:/app/Cargo.toml
+    #   - ./lms-backend/Cargo.lock:/app/Cargo.lock
+
+volumes:
+  mariadb_data: # Define the named volume for persistence
+
+networks:
+  lms_network: # Define the network for services communication
+    driver: bridge