# Use the official Python image as the base image FROM python:3.9-slim # Set the working directory in the container WORKDIR /app # Copy the requirements file into the container COPY requirements.txt . # Install the requirements RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt # Copy the rest of the application code into the container COPY . . # Expose port 8080 for the Flask app EXPOSE 8080 # Set the entrypoint command to run the Flask app CMD ["python", "app.py"]