Dockerfile

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

# Set working directory inside the container
WORKDIR /app

# Copy the current directory contents into the container at /app
COPY . .

# Install Gunicorn and your application dependencies
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
RUN pip install gunicorn gevent
# Expose the port that Gunicorn will listen on
EXPOSE 7860

# Set environment variables for Flask application
ENV FLASK_APP=app.py
ENV FLASK_RUN_HOST=0.0.0.0
ENV FLASK_RUN_PORT=7860

# Run the Gunicorn server with the appropriate worker class (gthread)
CMD ["gunicorn", "-w", "2", "-k", "gevent", "-b", "0.0.0.0:7860", "app:app"]