Dockerfile

# Use a lightweight Python image as the base
FROM python:3.9-slim

# Set the working directory
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 --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt

# Command to run the application using Gunicorn
CMD ["gunicorn", "-w", "4", "-b", "0.0.0.0:7860", "app:app"]