Dockerfile

# Use the official Python base image
FROM python:3.9

# Set the working directory in the container
WORKDIR /app

# Copy the requirements.txt file and install the Python dependencies
COPY requirements.txt .
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt

# Set up a new user named "user" with user ID 1000
RUN useradd -m -u 1000 user
# Switch to the "user" user
USER user
# Set home to the user's home directory
ENV HOME=/home/user \
	PATH=/home/user/.local/bin:$PATH

# Set the working directory to the user's home directory
WORKDIR $HOME/app

# Copy the current directory contents into the container at $HOME/app setting the owner to the user
COPY --chown=user . $HOME/app

# Expose the port on which the Flask application will run
EXPOSE 5000

# Set the environment variable for Flask
ENV FLASK_APP=api_server.py

# Run the Flask application
CMD ["flask", "run", "--host=0.0.0.0"]