# Use an official Python runtime as the base image FROM python:3.11-slim # Set the working directory in the container WORKDIR /app # Copy the dependencies file to the working directory COPY requirements.txt . # Install the dependencies RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt # Install gunicorn if it's not in requirements.txt RUN pip install gunicorn # Copy the rest of the application code to the working directory COPY . . # Expose the port that the application will run on EXPOSE 5000 # Define the command to run the application # This uses gunicorn to serve the Flask app CMD ["gunicorn", "--bind", "0.0.0.0:$PORT", "--workers", "1", "api:app"]