Flask app init

cloud/Dockerfile

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+# Use a lightweight Python 3.11 image
+FROM python:3.11-slim
+
+# Set the working directory inside the container
+WORKDIR /cloud
+
+# Copy the requirements file and install dependencies
+COPY requirements.txt .
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Copy the rest of the application code
+COPY . .
+
+# Ensure the photo storage directory exists so the app doesn't crash on startup
+RUN mkdir -p storage/dishPhotos
+
+# Expose the port the app will run on
+EXPOSE 5000
+
+# Use Gunicorn to run the application in production
+CMD ["gunicorn", "--bind", "0.0.0.0:5000", "app:app"]