diff --git a/amqp/example/Dockerfile b/amqp/example/Dockerfile
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+FROM python:3.9-slim
+
+# Set the working directory in the container
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy requirements.txt first to leverage Docker caching
+COPY requirements.txt ./
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Copy the rest of the application code to the container
+COPY . .
+
+# Expose the port that Flask runs on
+EXPOSE 5000
+
+# Set environment variables for Flask
+ENV FLASK_APP=app.py
+ENV FLASK_RUN_HOST=0.0.0.0
+
+# Command to run the Flask application
+CMD ["flask", "run"]
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diff --git a/amqp/example/clever_item.py b/amqp/example/clever_item.py
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+from flask import Flask, request, jsonify
+import os
+import consul
+import configparser
+from werkzeug.utils import secure_filename,send_from_directory
+from opentelemetry import trace
+from opentelemetry.instrumentation.flask import FlaskInstrumentor
+from opentelemetry.instrumentation.requests import RequestsInstrumentor
+from opentelemetry.sdk.trace import TracerProvider
+from opentelemetry.sdk.trace.export import BatchSpanProcessor
+from opentelemetry.exporter.otlp.proto.grpc.trace_exporter import OTLPSpanExporter
+
+# Initialize Flask app
+app = Flask(__name__)
+
+# Configuration for file uploads
+UPLOAD_FOLDER = './amqp/example/uploaded_files'
+os.makedirs(UPLOAD_FOLDER, exist_ok=True)
+app.config['UPLOAD_FOLDER'] = UPLOAD_FOLDER
+
+# Initialize Consul client
+consul_client = consul.Consul(host='192.168.229.128', port=8500)
+
+# OpenTelemetry configuration
+trace.set_tracer_provider(TracerProvider())
+otlp_exporter = OTLPSpanExporter(endpoint="http://192.168.229.128:4317", insecure=True)
+span_processor = BatchSpanProcessor(otlp_exporter)
+trace.get_tracer_provider().add_span_processor(span_processor)
+FlaskInstrumentor().instrument_app(app)
+RequestsInstrumentor().instrument()
+
+# In-memory store for CRUD operations
+data_store = {}
+
+def __init__(self):
+    config = configparser.ConfigParser()
+    # Read the application.properties file
+    config.read('application.properties')
+    #
+    # Add individual config areas
+    #
+    self.OTLP_endpoint = config.get('item.example.OTLP_endpoint')
+
+# CRUD Endpoints
+
+@app.route('/items', methods=['POST'])
+def create_item():
+    item_id = request.json.get('item_id')
+    data = request.json.get('data')
+
+    if not item_id or not data:
+        return jsonify({"error": "Item ID and data are required"}), 400
+
+    data_store[item_id] = data
+    return jsonify({"message": "Item created", "item_id": item_id})
+
+@app.route('/items', methods=['GET'])
+def get_all_items():
+    return jsonify({"items": data_store})
+
+@app.route('/items/<item_id>', methods=['GET'])
+def read_item(item_id):
+    data = data_store.get(item_id)
+    if data:
+        return jsonify({"item_id": item_id, "data": data})
+    return jsonify({"error": "Item not found"}), 404
+
+@app.route('/items/<item_id>', methods=['PUT'])
+def update_item(item_id):
+    data = request.json.get('data')
+    if not data:
+        return jsonify({"error": "Data is required"}), 400
+
+    if item_id in data_store:
+        data_store[item_id] = data
+        return jsonify({"message": "Item updated", "item_id": item_id})
+    return jsonify({"error": "Item not found"}), 404
+
+@app.route('/items/<item_id>', methods=['DELETE'])
+def delete_item(item_id):
+    if item_id in data_store:
+        del data_store[item_id]
+        return jsonify({"message": "Item deleted", "item_id": item_id})
+    return jsonify({"error": "Item not found"}), 404
+
+# File Upload and Download Endpoints
+
+@app.route('/upload', methods=['POST'])
+def upload_file():
+    if 'file' not in request.files:
+        return jsonify({"error": "No file part"}), 400
+
+    file = request.files['file']
+    if file.filename == '':
+        return jsonify({"error": "No selected file"}), 400
+
+    filename = secure_filename(file.filename)
+    file.save(os.path.join(app.config['UPLOAD_FOLDER'], filename))
+    return jsonify({"message": "File uploaded", "filename": filename})
+
+@app.route('/download/<filename>', methods=['GET'])
+def download_file(filename):
+    file_path = os.path.join(app.config['UPLOAD_FOLDER'], filename)
+    if os.path.exists(file_path):
+        return send_from_directory(app.config['UPLOAD_FOLDER'], filename, as_attachment=True)
+    return jsonify({"error": "File not found"}), 404
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    app.run(debug=True)