Dockerfile

# Use the official slim Python image from the Docker library
FROM python:3.9-slim

# Set the working directory
WORKDIR /app

# Install MySQL development libraries
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \

    default-libmysqlclient-dev \
    build-essential \
    && apt-get clean \
    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

# Add the application code to the Docker image
ADD . /app

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

# Expose the port the app runs on
EXPOSE 8000

# Define the command to run the application
CMD ["gunicorn", "--bind", "0.0.0.0:8000", "hello.wsgi:application"]