Dockerfile

FROM python:3.9-slim

# Set the working directory in the container
WORKDIR /app

# Copy the dependencies file to the working directory
COPY requirements.txt .

# Install any needed packages specified in requirements.txt
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt

# This command creates the credentials file from the secret we will set in the UI
# It ensures our app can authenticate with Google Cloud
RUN echo $GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS_JSON > /app/google_credentials.json
ENV GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=/app/google_credentials.json

# Copy the rest of the application code (app.py, templates/, etc.)
COPY . .

# Make port 7860 available to the world outside this container (Hugging Face standard)
EXPOSE 7860

# Run the web server when the container launches
# Gunicorn is a robust server suitable for production
CMD ["gunicorn", "--bind", "0.0.0.0:7860", "--workers", "1", "app:app"]