# Use a lightweight Python image FROM python:3.9-slim # Set the working directory WORKDIR /app # Install dependencies COPY requirements.txt . RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt # Copy the application code COPY . . # Set environment variables (can be overridden by .env) ENV FLASK_ENV=production # Expose the port (Gunicorn will run on 8000) EXPOSE 8000 # Run the app with Gunicorn; use 3 workers (can be tuned via .env) CMD ["gunicorn", "--bind", "0.0.0.0:8000", "app:app", "--workers", "3"]