# Use the official Python image from Docker Hub FROM python:3.9-slim # Set environment variables ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 # Set working directory WORKDIR /app # Copy the requirements file into the container COPY requirements.txt . # Install dependencies RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt # Copy the application code COPY . . # Expose the Flask port EXPOSE 5000 # Run the application CMD ["python", "app.py"]