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 all files from the current directory on the host to the container's /app directory
COPY . .

# Install Python dependencies listed in requirements.txt
RUN pip install -r requirements.txt

# Expose port 5000 for the Flask application
EXPOSE 5000

# Define the command to run the Flask application
CMD ["python", "app.py"]