render.yaml

services:
  # ── ECHO Backend API (FastAPI) ──
  - type: web
    name: echo-backend
    env: python
    buildCommand: |
        cd core 
        pip install -r requirements.txt
    startCommand: "cd core && uvicorn src.pipeline.api.main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port $PORT"
    envVars:
      - key: ECHO_DB_PATH
        value: "/data/echo_app.db"
      - key: ECHO_ALLOWED_ORIGINS
        value: "https://echo-app-front.netlify.app" # The user should change this to their actual Netlify URL
      - key: PYTHONPATH
        value: "src"
    # Use a persistent disk to ensure SQLite database and local user records aren't reset
    disk:
      name: echo-data
      mountPath: /data
      sizeGB: 1
    autoDeploy: true

  # ── Optional: Render Native Static Deploy ──
  # If you prefer keeping everything on Render over Netlify, uncomment below:
  # - type: web
  #   name: echo-frontend
  #   env: static
  #   buildCommand: "cd web && npm install && npm run build"
  #   staticPublishPath: "./web/.next"
  #   envVars:
  #     - key: NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL
  #       fromService:
  #         type: web
  #         name: echo-backend
  #         envVarKey: RENDER_EXTERNAL_URL