diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
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+# Etapa de build
+FROM golang:1.21-alpine AS builder
+
+# Instalar dependencias necesarias
+RUN apk add --no-cache git
+
+# Establecer directorio de trabajo
+WORKDIR /app/src
+
+# Copiar los archivos
+COPY src/ .
+
+# Compilar el binario estático
+RUN go mod init xslt-playground && \
+    go get github.com/gin-gonic/gin && \
+    go build -o server .
+
+# Etapa final (runtime)
+FROM alpine:latest
+
+# Instalar Java (para Saxon)
+RUN apk add --no-cache openjdk17-jre curl
+
+# Crear directorio de trabajo
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copiar binario y configuración
+COPY --from=builder /app/src/server .
+COPY src/app.config .
+
+# Crear carpeta para Saxon y descargarlo
+RUN mkdir -p /opt/saxon && \
+    curl -L -o /opt/saxon/saxon-he.jar https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/net/sf/saxon/Saxon-HE/11.6/Saxon-HE-11.6.jar
+
+# Puerto por defecto (puede ser sobre
diff --git a/backend/app.config b/backend/app.config
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+{
+  "port": "8000",
+  "saxon_path": "/opt/saxon/saxon-he.jar"
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/main.go b/backend/src/main.go
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+++ b/backend/src/main.go
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+// xslt-playground-backend/main.go
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+)
+
+type TransformRequest struct {
+	XSLT       string            `json:"xslt"`
+	Version    string            `json:"version"`
+	Parameters map[string]string `json:"parameters"`
+}
+
+type TransformResponse struct {
+	Result string `json:"result"`
+}
+
+type AppConfig struct {
+	Port       string `json:"port"`
+	SaxonPath  string `json:"saxon_path"`
+}
+
+func loadConfig(filename string) (*AppConfig, error) {
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	var config AppConfig
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &config); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &config, nil
+}
+
+func main() {
+	config, err := loadConfig("app.config")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("failed to load config: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	r := gin.Default()
+
+	r.POST("/transform", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		var req TransformRequest
+		if err := c.ShouldBindJSON(&req); err != nil {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+			return
+		}
+
+		tmpDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "xslt")
+		if err != nil {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "cannot create temp dir"})
+			return
+		}
+		defer os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
+
+		xsltPath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "transform.xsl")
+		inputPath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "input.xml")
+		outputPath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "result.xml")
+
+		if err := os.WriteFile(xsltPath, []byte(req.XSLT), 0644); err != nil {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "cannot write xslt"})
+			return
+		}
+
+		if err := os.WriteFile(inputPath, []byte("<root/>"), 0644); err != nil {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "cannot write input"})
+			return
+		}
+
+		cmdArgs := []string{
+			"-cp", config.SaxonPath,
+			"net.sf.saxon.Transform",
+			"-s:" + inputPath,
+			"-xsl:" + xsltPath,
+			"-o:" + outputPath,
+		}
+		for k, v := range req.Parameters {
+			cmdArgs = append(cmdArgs, k+"='"+v+"'")
+		}
+
+		cmd := exec.Command("java", cmdArgs...)
+		var stderr bytes.Buffer
+		cmd.Stderr = &stderr
+
+		timeout := time.Second * 10
+		errChan := make(chan error, 1)
+		go func() { errChan <- cmd.Run() }()
+
+		select {
+		case err := <-errChan:
+			if err != nil {
+				c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": stderr.String()})
+				return
+			}
+		case <-time.After(timeout):
+			cmd.Process.Kill()
+			c.JSON(http.StatusRequestTimeout, gin.H{"error": "transformation timeout"})
+			return
+		}
+
+		result, err := os.ReadFile(outputPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "cannot read result"})
+			return
+		}
+
+		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, TransformResponse{Result: string(result)})
+	})
+
+	r.GET("/", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"status": "ok"})
+	})
+
+	r.Run(":" + config.Port)
+}