Dockerfile

# Use the official Python 3.8 slim image as the base image
FROM python:3.8-slim

# Set the working directory within the container
WORKDIR /api-flask

# Copy the necessary files and directories into the container
# COPY resources/ static/ util/ .env application.py requirements.txt /api-flask/
# COPY resources/ /api-flask/resources/
# COPY static/ /api-flask/static/
# COPY util/ /api-flask/util/
# COPY .env application.py requirements.txt  /api-flask/
COPY ./requirements.txt /api-flask/
COPY ./flask_backend.py /api-flask/

# Upgrade pip and install Python dependencies
RUN pip3 install --upgrade pip && pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt

# Expose port 5000 for the Flask application
EXPOSE 5000

# Define the command to run the Flask application using Gunicorn
CMD ["gunicorn", "application:app", "-b", "0.0.0.0:5000", "-w", "4"]