Dockerfile

# Use a lightweight Python base image
FROM python:3.10-slim

# Set the working directory in the container
WORKDIR /app

# Install system dependencies if needed (none strictly required for MiniDB right now)
# RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends 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 code
COPY . .

# Create the data directory
RUN mkdir -p data

# Expose the port Flask runs on
EXPOSE 5000

# Set environment variables
ENV FLASK_APP=app.py
ENV FLASK_RUN_HOST=0.0.0.0

# Command to run the application
CMD ["python", "app.py"]