# Use an official Python runtime as a parent image
FROM python:3.9

# Set the working directory in the container
WORKDIR /app

# Install dependencies from the requirements file
COPY requirements.txt .
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade -r requirements.txt

# Copy the rest of the application code into the container
COPY . .

# Expose the port that the Flask app will run on
EXPOSE 7860

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