Dockerfile

# Use the official lightweight Python image as a base
FROM python:3.10-slim

# Set the working directory inside the container
WORKDIR /app

# Copy the requirements file first for better caching
COPY requirements.txt .

# Install dependencies
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt

# Copy the source code into the container
COPY src/ /app/src/

# Expose the port the app will run on (port 7860 is expected for Hugging Face Spaces)
EXPOSE 7860

# Set environment variables
ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1

# Start the app when the container launches
CMD ["python", "src/search_engine/app.py"]