dockerfile

# To run docker go to CLI type docker build -t medbot-image . (or other tag that you wish) 
# docker run -p 8501:8501 medbot-image  #port 8501 for streamlit st_app.py and 8000 for fastapi app main.py

# Use the official Python image as a base image
FROM python:3.10-slim

# Set the working directory in the container
WORKDIR /app

# Copy the requirements file into the container at /app
COPY requirements.txt .

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

# Install Streamlit (if not already in requirements.txt)
RUN pip install streamlit

# Copy the rest of the application code into the container
COPY . .

# Expose the port that the application runs on (if you are running a FastAPI server, for example)
# for FastAPI use port 8000 while for Streamlit use port 8501
EXPOSE 8501

# Define environment variables (optional, if you need any specific configs)
# ENV ENV_VAR_NAME value

# Run the main script
CMD ["streamlit","run", "api/st_app.py"]