# Use an official Python runtime as a parent image FROM python:3.9-slim # Set the working directory in the container WORKDIR /app # Copy the requirements file into the container COPY requirements.txt . # Install any needed packages specified in requirements.txt RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt # Copy the backend code into the container COPY . . # Expose port 7860 (Hugging Face Default) EXPOSE 7860 # Define environment variables (Can be overridden by HF Settings) ENV FLASK_APP=app.py ENV FLASK_RUN_HOST=0.0.0.0 ENV FLASK_RUN_PORT=7860 # Run app.py when the container launches CMD ["python", "app.py"]