# Lightweight Python base image FROM python:3.10-slim # Set the working directory inside the container WORKDIR /app # Copy dependency file first (leverages Docker layer caching) COPY requirements.txt . # Install Python dependencies RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt # Copy the rest of the backend files (app.py, superkart_model.joblib) COPY . . # Expose the port Flask/gunicorn will run on EXPOSE 7860 # Start the Flask API using gunicorn (production-ready WSGI server) CMD ["gunicorn", "--bind", "0.0.0.0:7860", "app:superkart_api"]