Dockerfile

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

# Set the working directory in the container
WORKDIR /

# Create a directory for EasyOCR model storage
RUN mkdir -p /.EasyOCR/model && \
    chmod -R 777 /.EasyOCR

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

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

# Copy the rest of the application code to the working directory
COPY . .

# Expose the port your app runs on
EXPOSE 8000

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