| FROM python:3.9-slim | |
| # Set the working directory inside the container | |
| WORKDIR /app | |
| # Copy all files from the current directory to the container's working directory | |
| COPY . . | |
| # Install dependencies from the requirements file without using cache to reduce image size | |
| RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt | |
| # Define the command to start the application using Gunicorn with 4 worker processes | |
| # - `-w 4`: Uses 4 worker processes for handling requests | |
| # - `-b 0.0.0.0:7860`: Binds the server to port 7860 on all network interfaces | |
| # - `app:app`: Runs the Flask app (assuming `app.py` contains the Flask instance named `app`) | |
| CMD ["gunicorn", "-w", "4", "-b", "0.0.0.0:7860", "app:app"] | |