diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+.env
+.venv/
+venv/
diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
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+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
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+FROM python:3.11-slim
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY requirements.txt .
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+COPY . .
+
+EXPOSE 8000
+
+CMD ["uvicorn", "main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000"]
diff --git a/backend/main.py b/backend/main.py
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+++ b/backend/main.py
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+from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+import psycopg2
+import psycopg2.extras
+import os
+from typing import Optional
+
+app = FastAPI(title="Notes API")
+
+def get_db():
+    return psycopg2.connect(
+        host=os.environ["DB_HOST"],
+        port=int(os.environ.get("DB_PORT", "5432")),
+        database=os.environ["DB_NAME"],
+        user=os.environ["DB_USER"],
+        password=os.environ["DB_PASSWORD"],
+    )
+
+@app.on_event("startup")
+def startup():
+    conn = get_db()
+    cur = conn.cursor()
+    cur.execute("""
+        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS notes (
+            id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+            title VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+            content TEXT DEFAULT '',
+            created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+        )
+    """)
+    conn.commit()
+    cur.close()
+    conn.close()
+
+class NoteCreate(BaseModel):
+    title: str
+    content: Optional[str] = ""
+
+@app.get("/health")
+def health():
+    return {"status": "ok"}
+
+@app.get("/notes")
+def get_notes():
+    conn = get_db()
+    cur = conn.cursor(cursor_factory=psycopg2.extras.RealDictCursor)
+    cur.execute("SELECT * FROM notes ORDER BY created_at DESC")
+    notes = list(cur.fetchall())
+    cur.close()
+    conn.close()
+    return notes
+
+@app.post("/notes")
+def create_note(note: NoteCreate):
+    conn = get_db()
+    cur = conn.cursor(cursor_factory=psycopg2.extras.RealDictCursor)
+    cur.execute(
+        "INSERT INTO notes (title, content) VALUES (%s, %s) RETURNING *",
+        (note.title, note.content),
+    )
+    new_note = dict(cur.fetchone())
+    conn.commit()
+    cur.close()
+    conn.close()
+    return new_note
+
+@app.delete("/notes/{note_id}")
+def delete_note(note_id: int):
+    conn = get_db()
+    cur = conn.cursor()
+    cur.execute("DELETE FROM notes WHERE id = %s", (note_id,))
+    if cur.rowcount == 0:
+        cur.close()
+        conn.close()
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Note not found")
+    conn.commit()
+    cur.close()
+    conn.close()
+    return {"deleted": note_id}
diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
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+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
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+fastapi==0.111.0
+uvicorn==0.29.0
+psycopg2-binary==2.9.9
+pydantic==2.7.1
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+++ b/docker-compose.yml
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+version: "3.8"
+
+services:
+  db:
+    image: postgres:15
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_DB: notesdb
+      POSTGRES_USER: postgres
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
+    volumes:
+      - pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    ports:
+      - "5432:5432"
+
+  backend:
+    build: ./backend
+    ports:
+      - "8000:8000"
+    environment:
+      DB_HOST: db
+      DB_PORT: 5432
+      DB_NAME: notesdb
+      DB_USER: postgres
+      DB_PASSWORD: postgres
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+
+  frontend:
+    build: ./frontend
+    ports:
+      - "8501:8501"
+    environment:
+      BACKEND_URL: http://backend:8000
+    depends_on:
+      - backend
+
+volumes:
+  pgdata:
diff --git a/frontend/Dockerfile b/frontend/Dockerfile
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+++ b/frontend/Dockerfile
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+FROM python:3.11-slim
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY requirements.txt .
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+COPY . .
+
+EXPOSE 8501
+
+CMD ["streamlit", "run", "app.py", "--server.address", "0.0.0.0", "--server.port", "8501", "--server.headless", "true"]
diff --git a/frontend/app.py b/frontend/app.py
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+++ b/frontend/app.py
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+import streamlit as st
+import requests
+import os
+
+BACKEND_URL = os.environ.get("BACKEND_URL", "http://localhost:8000")
+
+st.set_page_config(page_title="Notes", page_icon="📝")
+st.title("📝 Notes")
+
+# Add note
+with st.form("add_note", clear_on_submit=True):
+    st.subheader("New Note")
+    title = st.text_input("Title")
+    content = st.text_area("Content", height=100)
+    submitted = st.form_submit_button("Add Note", use_container_width=True)
+
+    if submitted:
+        if not title.strip():
+            st.error("Title is required.")
+        else:
+            try:
+                r = requests.post(
+                    f"{BACKEND_URL}/notes",
+                    json={"title": title, "content": content},
+                    timeout=5,
+                )
+                if r.status_code == 200:
+                    st.success("Note added!")
+                    st.rerun()
+                else:
+                    st.error(f"Backend error: {r.text}")
+            except Exception as e:
+                st.error(f"Could not reach backend: {e}")
+
+st.divider()
+st.subheader("All Notes")
+
+try:
+    r = requests.get(f"{BACKEND_URL}/notes", timeout=5)
+    notes = r.json()
+
+    if not notes:
+        st.info("No notes yet. Add one above.")
+    else:
+        for note in notes:
+            with st.container(border=True):
+                col1, col2 = st.columns([5, 1])
+                with col1:
+                    st.markdown(f"**{note['title']}**")
+                    if note.get("content"):
+                        st.write(note["content"])
+                    st.caption(note["created_at"])
+                with col2:
+                    if st.button("Delete", key=f"del_{note['id']}"):
+                        requests.delete(f"{BACKEND_URL}/notes/{note['id']}", timeout=5)
+                        st.rerun()
+except Exception as e:
+    st.error(f"Could not reach backend: {e}")
diff --git a/frontend/requirements.txt b/frontend/requirements.txt
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+++ b/frontend/requirements.txt
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+streamlit==1.35.0
+requests==2.32.3