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-#!/bin/bash
-set -e
-
-echo "Start the application"
-
-# Run PostgreSQL container
-docker run -d --name postgres_db \
-	--network app_network \
-	-e 'POSTGRES_USER=user' \
-	-e 'POSTGRES_PASSWORD=password' \
-	-e 'POSTGRES_DB=sampledb' \
-	-v pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data \
-	--restart unless-stopped \
-	postgres:13
-
-# Run Flask application container
-docker run -d --name flask_app \
-	--network app_network \
-	-p 5000:5000 \
-	-e 'DB_HOST=postgres_db' \
-	-e 'POSTGRES_USER=user' \
-	-e 'POSTGRES_PASSWORD=password' \
-	-e 'POSTGRES_DB=sampledb' \
-	--restart unless-stopped \
-	flask_app_image
-
-echo "The application is available at http://localhost:5000"