Dockerfile

FROM python:3.12-slim

WORKDIR /app

# Install system dependencies
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
    build-essential \
    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

# Copy requirements first to leverage Docker cache
COPY requirements.txt .
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt

# Copy application code
COPY . .

# Create uploads directory
RUN mkdir -p uploads && chmod 777 uploads

# Create a non-root user
RUN useradd -m appuser && chown -R appuser:appuser /app
USER appuser

# # Set environment variables for the buffered output
# ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1

# Default command (can be overridden in docker-compose.yml)
CMD ["gunicorn", "--config", "gunicorn_config.py", "app:app"]