Create Dockerfile

Dockerfile

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+# Use an official lightweight Python runtime as a parent image
+FROM python:3.9-slim
+
+# Set the working directory inside the container
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy the file that lists the dependencies to the working directory
+COPY requirements.txt .
+
+# Install the dependencies from requirements.txt
+# --no-cache-dir ensures the image is smaller
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Copy all the other files from your local project folder (app.py, model.pkl)
+# into the container's working directory
+COPY . .
+
+# Inform Docker that the container listens on port 8080 at runtime
+EXPOSE 8080
+
+# Define the command to run your application
+# This will execute "python app.py" when the container starts
+CMD ["python", "app.py"]