Dockerfile

# Use an official Python runtime as a parent image
FROM python:3.10-slim

# Set environment variables
ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
ENV DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE student_portal.settings

# Set the working directory in the container
WORKDIR /app

# Install system dependencies
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
    gcc \
    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

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

# Install any needed packages specified in requirements.txt
RUN pip install --upgrade pip && pip install -r requirements.txt

# Install Gunicorn
RUN pip install gunicorn

# Copy the student_portal directory contents into the container at /app
COPY student_portal /app/

# Create directories for static and media files
RUN mkdir -p /app/staticfiles /app/media

# Collect static files
RUN python manage.py collectstatic --noinput --clear

# Run Gunicorn
CMD ["gunicorn", "--bind", "0.0.0.0:8000", "student_portal.wsgi:application"]