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+# Build container
+FROM debian:bullseye-slim as builder
+
+# Update package lists and install necessary packages in the build container
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends git build-essential ca-certificates && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Clone the specific version of the pgvector repository
+RUN git clone --branch v0.4.1 https://github.com/pgvector/pgvector.git /tmp/pgvector
+
+# Build pgvector
+RUN cd /tmp/pgvector && \
+    make
+
+# Final base image
+FROM bitnami/postgresql:16.0.0-debian-11-r3
+
+# Switch to root to install packages and make directories
+USER 0
+
+# Ensure the package manager is functional and install build tools in the final image
+RUN mkdir -p /var/lib/apt/lists/partial && \
+    apt-get clean && \
+    apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends make gcc libc6-dev ca-certificates && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Copy the pgvector build from the builder stage
+COPY --from=builder /tmp/pgvector /tmp/pgvector
+
+# Install pgvector in the final image
+RUN export PG_CONFIG=/opt/bitnami/postgresql/bin/pg_config && \
+    cd /tmp/pgvector && \
+    make install && \
+    make clean
+
+# Cleanup the build tools to keep the image lean
+RUN apt-get remove -y make gcc libc6-dev && \
+    apt-get autoremove -y && \
+    apt-get clean && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+USER 1001