---
title: "Dacon Broadcast Article Performance Predictor"
emoji: "📰"
colorFrom: blue
colorTo: purple
sdk: docker
app_port: 7860
short_description: "AI-powered article KPI predictions and SEO recommendations"
tags:
   - flask
   - seo
   - analytics
   - journalism
datasets: []
models: []
suggested_hardware: cpu-upgrade
suggested_storage: medium
pinned: false
---

# Dacon Broadcast Article Performance Predictor

This project hosts a Flask web application that predicts article performance and provides AI-powered SEO recommendations.

## Local development

1. Create a virtual environment and install dependencies.
   ```powershell
   python -m venv .venv
   .\.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
   pip install -r requirements.txt
   ```
2. Ensure the model artifacts are generated:
   ```powershell
   .\.venv\Scripts\python.exe train_and_save_models.py
   ```
3. Add your Google Generative AI key to a `.env` file:
   ```ini
   GEMINI_API_KEY=your-api-key
   ```
4. Run the development server:
   ```powershell
   .\.venv\Scripts\python.exe app.py
   ```

## Production deployment (Gunicorn + Nginx)

1. **Copy project to server** (e.g., `/srv/dacon_broadcast_paper`).
2. **Create virtual environment** and install requirements as above.
3. **Generate artifacts** on the server or copy them from local build.
4. **Configure environment variables**:
   ```bash
   echo "GEMINI_API_KEY=your-api-key" | sudo tee /etc/dacon_app.env
   ```
5. **Test Gunicorn manually**:
   ```bash
   cd /srv/dacon_broadcast_paper
   source .venv/bin/activate
   gunicorn --bind 127.0.0.1:8000 --workers 3 --timeout 120 wsgi:application
   ```

### systemd service

Use `deploy/dacon_app.service` as a template:
```bash
sudo cp deploy/dacon_app.service /etc/systemd/system/dacon_app.service
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable dacon_app
sudo systemctl start dacon_app
sudo systemctl status dacon_app
```
Adjust `WorkingDirectory`, `ExecStart`, and `Environment` entries to match your server paths or reference `/etc/dacon_app.env` with `EnvironmentFile=` if preferred.

### Nginx reverse proxy

1. Install Nginx (`sudo apt install nginx`).
2. Copy the provided config:
   ```bash
   sudo cp deploy/dacon_app.nginx.conf /etc/nginx/sites-available/dacon_app
   sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/dacon_app /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
   sudo nginx -t
   sudo systemctl reload nginx
   ```
3. Update `server_name` and any path aliases before reloading.
4. (Optional) Enable HTTPS via Certbot:
   ```bash
   sudo apt install certbot python3-certbot-nginx
   sudo certbot --nginx -d your-domain.com
   ```

### Firewall and health checks

- Open ports 80/443 via `ufw` or your cloud provider’s security group.
- Use the `/healthz` endpoint for health monitoring.
- Logs:
  - Application: `journalctl -u dacon_app`
  - Nginx: `/var/log/nginx/access.log`, `/var/log/nginx/error.log`

## File overview

- `app.py` – Flask application with prediction and SEO endpoints.
- `wsgi.py` – WSGI entrypoint for production servers.
- `deploy/dacon_app.service` – sample systemd unit for Gunicorn.
- `deploy/dacon_app.nginx.conf` – sample Nginx reverse proxy configuration.
- `train_and_save_models.py` – pipeline that creates required artifacts.
- `data_csv/` – CSV inputs used by the app.

## Troubleshooting

- If Gunicorn crashes, check for missing artifacts under `artifacts/`.
- Ensure the `.env` file or environment variables include `GEMINI_API_KEY`.
- Increase `client_max_body_size` in Nginx if large payloads are expected.
- For Windows hosting, consider running Gunicorn/Nginx via WSL2 or using IIS + FastCGI with `wsgi.py`.

## Hugging Face Spaces deployment (Docker Space)

Hugging Face Spaces support custom web apps through Docker. Use the provided `Dockerfile` to containerize the app and expose it via Gunicorn.

1. **Prepare the repository**
   - Ensure all required artifacts (`*.pkl`) and the `data_csv/` folder are committed (Spaces pull the repo directly).
   - Keep individual files under 1 GB (Spaces limit); use Git LFS for large artifacts if needed.

2. **Create a new Space**
   - On Hugging Face, click **Create Space** → type `Docker` → name it (e.g., `username/dacon-predictor`).
   - Leave hardware as default unless more RAM is required (~16 GB recommended because of NLP dependencies).

3. **Push the code**
   - Initialize the Space as a Git repo locally:
     ```bash
     huggingface-cli repo create username/dacon-predictor --type=space --space-sdk=docker
     git remote add space https://huggingface.co/spaces/username/dacon-predictor
     git push space main
     ```
   - Alternatively, clone the empty Space repo and copy the project files into it before pushing.

4. **Secrets & configuration**
   - In the Space settings, add a secret named `GEMINI_API_KEY` with your Google Generative AI key.
   - Optional: set `GUNICORN_WORKERS` to tune concurrency.

5. **Container build**
   - Spaces will build the `Dockerfile`. It installs system deps (OpenJDK, MeCab) and Python requirements, then launches Gunicorn binding to `$PORT` (HF uses port 7860 by default).
   - The app serves `index.html` via Flask, so no additional frontend wiring is required.

6. **Testing & monitoring**
   - Once the build finishes, open the Space URL to verify predictions and SEO generation.
   - Check the Space logs (Settings → Logs) for build/runtime issues, especially MeCab/Java errors.

### Space-specific tips

- **Cold start latency**: Spaces sleep when idle; first request may take longer as the model artifacts load.
- **Resource usage**: If memory spikes occur (pandas + scikit-learn + MeCab), upgrade to a larger hardware tier.
- **Background tasks**: This setup serves HTTP requests only; long-running offline jobs should be run outside Spaces.
- **Security**: Secrets set in HF UI aren’t exposed in the repo. Avoid committing `.env` with real keys.
- **Custom domains**: Hugging Face supports domain mapping on paid tiers if you need branding.