DEPLOY_TO_HF.md

Deploy to Hugging Face Spaces

Step 1: Create the Space

1. Go to Hugging Face Spaces.
2. Click Create new Space.
3. Enter a name (e.g., sap-finance-dashboard).
4. Select Gradio as the SDK.
5. Choose Public or Private.
6. Click Create Space.

Step 2: Push Code

Run these commands in your terminal:

# Add the Hugging Face remote (replace <username> with your HF username)
git remote add hf https://huggingface.co/spaces/<username>/sap-finance-dashboard

# Push the code
git push hf main

Note: You will be asked for your Hugging Face username and password (token).

Step 3: Configure Secrets

1. Go to your Space's Settings tab.
2. Scroll to Variables and secrets.
3. Click New secret.
4. Name: HUGGINGFACE_TOKEN
5. Value: Your Hugging Face Access Token (from Settings > Access Tokens).

Step 4: Enjoy!

Your app will build and start automatically. You can view the build logs in the Logs tab of your Space.