Dockerfile

# Use an official Python runtime as a parent image
FROM python:3.11-slim

# Set environment variables
ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1

# Set working directory
WORKDIR /app

# Install system dependencies
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
    gcc \
    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

# Copy requirements first to leverage Docker cache
COPY requirements.txt .

# Install Python dependencies
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt

# Copy the rest of the application
COPY app/ .

# Expose port
EXPOSE 8000

# Run the application
CMD ["python", "main.py"]