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+version: 1.0
+
+runtime: python3  # Specify the runtime, assuming the main runtime is Python
+
+build:
+  commands:
+    - cd frontend
+    - npm install
+    - npm run build
+    - cd ../linguaphoto
+    - pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+run:
+  command: |
+    cd frontend && npx serve -s build -l 8080 &  # Serve frontend on port 8080
+    cd ../linguaphoto && fastapi run --port 8080           # Run backend server
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-#!/bin/bash
-
-# Navigate to the frontend, install dependencies, and build it
-cd frontend
-npm install
-npm run build
-
-# Start serving the frontend (you might use a static server like serve)
-npx serve -s build &
-
-# Navigate to the backend, install dependencies, and start the server
-cd ../linguaphoto
-pip install -r requirements.txt
-fastapi run --port 8080
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