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 the working directory in the container
WORKDIR /loanapp

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

# Install Python dependencies
COPY requirements.txt /loanapp/
RUN pip install --upgrade pip && pip install -r requirements.txt

# Copy the Django project into the container
COPY . /loanapp/

# Expose the port the app runs on
EXPOSE 8000

# Run database migrations and start Django development server
CMD ["sh", "-c", "python manage.py migrate && \
    python manage.py createsuperuser --noinput --username admin --email admin@gmail.com && \
    python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000"]