# Dockerfile # Use the official, full Python image for best compatibility FROM python:3.11 # Set the working directory inside the container WORKDIR /app # Install system dependencies listed in packages.txt COPY packages.txt . RUN apt-get update && xargs -a packages.txt apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends && apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* # Copy and install Python requirements COPY requirements.txt . RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt # Copy the rest of your application code COPY . . # --- THIS IS THE DEFINITIVE STARTUP COMMAND --- # It tells the container exactly how to run the web server. # Gunicorn is a robust process manager for production. # It uses Uvicorn workers to handle the async FastAPI code. # It binds to port 7860 on all network interfaces. CMD ["gunicorn", "-w", "2", "-k", "uvicorn.workers.UvicornWorker", "--bind", "0.0.0.0:7860", "app:app"]