Dockerfile

# Dockerfile
# Use a standard Python 3.9 image
FROM python:3.9-slim

# Set the working directory inside the container
WORKDIR /app

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

# Copy your application code into the container
COPY . .

# Tell the container to listen on port 7860 (the standard for HF Spaces)
EXPOSE 7860

# Command to run your Flask app using gunicorn web server
# This is more robust than Flask's built-in server
CMD [ "gunicorn" , "--bind" , "0.0.0.0:7860" , "--workers" , "1" , "--preload" , "app:app" ]