Dockerfile

# Use a base image with Python
FROM python:3.9-slim

# Set the working directory
WORKDIR /app

# Upgrade pip to the latest version
RUN pip install --upgrade pip

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

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

# Make port 5000 available to the world outside this container
EXPOSE 5000

# Define environment variable
ENV NAME World

# Run app.py when the container launches
CMD ["python", "app.py"]