Dockerfile

# Use the official lightweight Python image
FROM python:3.12

# Set the working directory
WORKDIR /app

# Copy dependencies and install them
COPY requirements.txt .
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt

# Copy the rest of the application code
COPY . .

# Create a directory for static files (frontend) if it doesn't exist
RUN mkdir -p static

# Expose the port Hugging Face expects
EXPOSE 7860

# Run data generation first, then start the server
CMD ["python",  "app.py"]

# CMD ["bash", "-lc", "python data_gen.py && python app.py"]