added docker files

Author: PinsaraPerera

.dockerignore

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+.venv
+__pycache__

Dockerfile

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+# Use the official Python image
+FROM python:3.10-slim
+
+# Set environment variables to prevent Python from writing .pyc files and to buffer stdout and stderr
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+
+# Create and set the working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install system dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    gcc \
+    libpq-dev \
+    --no-install-recommends && \
+    apt-get clean && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Copy the requirements file and install dependencies
+COPY requirements.txt .
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip && \
+    pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Copy the application files to the working directory
+COPY . .
+
+# Expose the port
+EXPOSE 8000
+
+# Run the application
+CMD ["uvicorn", "app.main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000"]