Dockerfile

# Use a minimal base image with Python 3.9 installed
FROM python:3.9-slim

# Set the working directory inside the container to /app
WORKDIR /app

# Copy the requirements.txt file into the working directory
COPY requirements.txt .

# Install Python dependencies
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt

# Copy the rest of the application files into the working directory
COPY . .

# Expose port 5000
EXPOSE 5000

# Define the command to run the Flask application
CMD ["flask", "run", "--host=0.0.0.0"]