Dockerfile

# Use lightweight Python image
FROM python:3.10-slim

# Environment variables
ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1

# Working directory
WORKDIR /app



# Copy requirements first (better caching)
COPY requirements.txt .

# Install Python deps
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt

# Copy app
COPY app.py .

# Expose HF port
EXPOSE 7860

# start Flask server
CMD python app.py