Dockerfile

# Use an official Python runtime as a parent image
FROM python:3.8

# Set the working directory
WORKDIR /app

# Copy requirement file
COPY requirements.txt requirements.txt

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

# Copy the rest of the application files
COPY . .

# Expose the Flask default port
EXPOSE 7860

# Run Flask server
CMD ["python", "app.py"]