Dockerfile

# Use the official Python image as the base image
FROM python:3.9-slim

# Set environment variables
ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1

# Set the working directory
WORKDIR /app

# Copy the application code into the container
COPY . /app

# Install system dependencies
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
    gcc \
    python3-dev \
    libjpeg-dev \
    zlib1g-dev \
    && apt-get clean \
    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

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

# Expose the port the app runs on
EXPOSE 5700

# Define the command to run the application
CMD ["python", "app.py"]