# Use the official Python 3.9 image from the Docker Hub FROM python:3.9-slim # Set the working directory in the container WORKDIR /app # Copy the requirements.txt file into the container at /app COPY requirements.txt /app/ # Install the dependencies from requirements.txt RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt # Copy the rest of the application code into the container COPY . /app/ # Expose the port your app will run on (assuming Flask/Django app listens on port 5000) EXPOSE 5000 # Command to run the app with Gunicorn (for production use) CMD ["gunicorn", "app:app", "--bind", "0.0.0.0:$PORT"] # For development (uncomment the following line if you're in development mode): # CMD ["python", "app.py"]