Dockerfile

# Use a lightweight Python base image
FROM python:3.8-slim

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

# Install dependencies
WORKDIR /app
COPY requirements.txt /app/
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt

# Copy app files
COPY . /app

# Expose the port Flask will run on
EXPOSE 7860

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