Dockerfile

# Use an official Python runtime as a parent image
FROM python:3.9-slim

# Set the working directory in the container
WORKDIR /code

# Copy the requirements file into the container
COPY ./requirements.txt /code/requirements.txt

# Install any needed packages specified in requirements.txt
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade -r /code/requirements.txt

# Copy your single app.py file
COPY ./app.py /code/app.py

# Command to run the application using uvicorn server
# Tells uvicorn to look for the 'app' object inside the 'app.py' file.
CMD ["uvicorn", "app:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "7860"]