Dockerfile

# Use an official Python runtime as a parent image
FROM python:3.10-slim

# Set the working directory in the container
WORKDIR /app

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

# Install any necessary dependencies specified in requirements.txt
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt

# Expose port 5000 for the Flask app
EXPOSE 5000

# Define environment variable to ensure Flask runs the correct application
ENV FLASK_APP=app.py

# Command to run the Flask app
CMD ["flask", "run", "--host=0.0.0.0", "--port=5000"]