DOCKERFILE

# Base image
FROM python:3.9-slim

# Set the working directory
WORKDIR /app

# Copy all the files to the container
COPY . /app/

# Install system dependencies
RUN apt-get update && \
    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
    build-essential \
    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

# Create and activate the virtual environment
RUN python -m venv /venv
ENV PATH="/venv/bin:$PATH"
RUN echo "source /venv/bin/activate" >> ~/.bashrc

# Upgrade pip and install dependencies
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip && \
    pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt

# Expose the Flask app's port
EXPOSE 5000

# Set the environment variable for Flask
ENV FLASK_APP=app.py

# Run the Flask application
CMD python app.py