Dockerfile

# Use the official Python base image
FROM python:3.9-slim

# Set the working directory inside the container
WORKDIR /app

# Copy the requirements file to the working directory
COPY requirements.txt .

# Install the required packages
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt

# Copy the Flask app code to the working directory
COPY app.py .

# Expose the port on which the app will run
EXPOSE 5000

# Set the environment variable for Flask
ENV FLASK_APP=app.py

# Run the Flask app
CMD ["flask", "run", "--host=0.0.0.0", "--port", "7860"]