# Step 1: Use an official Python runtime as the base image FROM python:3.9-slim # Step 2: Set the working directory inside the container WORKDIR /app # Step 3: Copy the current directory contents into the container COPY . /app # Step 4: Install the dependencies RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt # Step 5: Expose port 8000 to communicate with the outside world EXPOSE 8000 # Step 6: Define the command to run the FastAPI app CMD ["uvicorn", "main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000"]