Dockerfile

# Use official Python runtime as base image
FROM python:3.9-slim

# Set working directory
WORKDIR /app

# Copy requirements first to leverage Docker cache
COPY requirements.txt .

# Install dependencies
RUN pip install -r requirements.txt

# Copy the rest of the application
COPY . .

# Set environment variables
ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
ENV PORT=7860

# Expose the port the app runs on
EXPOSE 7860

# Command to run the application
CMD ["python", "app.py"]