virtualporfolio/Dockerfile

# Use the official Python image as base
FROM python:3.9-slim

# Set environment variables
ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE 1
ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1

# Set the working directory in the container
WORKDIR /app

# Copy the requirements file into the container
COPY requirements.txt .

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

# Copy the entire application into the container
COPY . .

# Create a volume for static files
VOLUME /app/static

# Expose the port the app runs on
EXPOSE 5000

# Command to run the application
CMD python3 app.py