Dockerfile

# Use a lightweight Python base image
FROM python:3.9-slim

# Set working directory
WORKDIR /app

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

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

# Copy the rest of the application code
COPY . .

# Expose the port (Hugging Face Spaces uses 7860)
EXPOSE 7860

# Run the Flask app (update app.py to use port=7860, host='0.0.0.0')
CMD ["python", "app.py"]