Dockerfile

# Use an official Python runtime as a parent image
FROM python:3.11-slim

# Set environment variables
ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1

# Set work directory in the container
WORKDIR /app

# Install system dependencies required for PostgreSQL and Python packages
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
    build-essential \
    libpq-dev \
    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

# Copy the requirements file into the container
COPY requirements.txt .

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

# Copy the entire project
COPY . .

# Create a non-root user to run the application
RUN addgroup --system appuser && adduser --system --group appuser
USER appuser

# Expose the port the app runs on
EXPOSE 8000

# Use uvicorn to run the application
CMD ["uvicorn", "main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000"]