app.py

from flask import Flask
import os

app = Flask(__name__)

@app.route('/')
def hello_world():
    # This page will be pinged to keep the Space alive
    return "Bot is alive and running!"

if __name__ == "__main__":
    # Hugging Face Spaces expect the app to run on port 7860
    port = int(os.environ.get("PORT", 7860))
    # Use 0.0.0.0 to be accessible within the Docker container
    app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=port)