Dockerfile

# Use the official Python base image
FROM python:3.9

# Set the working directory in the container
WORKDIR /app

# Copy the requirements.txt file and install the Python dependencies
COPY requirements.txt .
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt

# Copy the Flask application code into the container
COPY . .

# Expose the port on which the Flask application will run
EXPOSE 5000

# Set the environment variable for Flask
ENV FLASK_APP=api_server.py
ENV TRANSFORMERS_CACHE=transformers_cache

# Run the Flask application
CMD ["flask", "run", "--host=0.0.0.0"]