FROM python:3.9-slim # Set the working directory inside the container WORKDIR /app # Copy all files form the current directory to the container's working directory COPY . . # Install all dependencies from the requirements file without using cache to reduce image size RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade -r requirements.txt # Define the command to start the application using Gunicorn with 4 worker processes # - '-w 4' : Uses 4 wroker processes for handling the requests # - '-b 0.0.0.0:7860': Binds the server to the port 7860 on all network interfaces # - 'app:app': Runs the flask app CMD ["gunicorn", "-w", "4", "-b", "0.0.0.0:7860", app:sales_forecast_api]