Dockerfile

# Use an official Python runtime as a parent image
FROM python:3.11-slim

# Install any system dependencies (for example, gcc may be needed for some Python packages)
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y gcc

# Set the working directory to /app
WORKDIR /app

# Copy the requirements file into the container at /app
COPY requirements.txt .

# Upgrade pip and install any needed packages specified in requirements.txt
RUN pip install --upgrade pip && pip install -r requirements.txt

# Copy the rest of the application code into the container
COPY . .

# Expose port 7860 (or any other port your Flask app uses)
EXPOSE 7860

# Define environment variable for Flask (optional)
ENV FLASK_APP=app.py

# Run the application
CMD ["python", "app.py"]