Dockerfile

FROM ubuntu:20.04

# Prevent interactive prompts
ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive

# Install essential dependencies for the web server and buildozer
RUN apt-get update && \
    apt-get install -y \
    git \
    zip \
    unzip \
    openjdk-17-jdk \
    python3.8 \
    python3.8-dev \
    python3.8-venv \
    python3-pip \
    libffi-dev \
    build-essential \
    autoconf \
    autotools-dev \
    libltdl-dev \
    libtool \
    ccache \
    && apt-get clean

# Set Python 3.8 as the default
RUN update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/bin/python3.8 1

# Create a working directory
WORKDIR /app

# Create the 'uploads' directory and set permissions
# This is the line that fixes the permission error
RUN mkdir -p /app/uploads && chmod -R 777 /app/uploads

# Copy the web application files
COPY . .

# Install Python dependencies for the web app
RUN pip3 install --upgrade pip
RUN pip3 install -r requirements.txt
RUN pip3 install buildozer

# Expose the port the app runs on
EXPOSE 5000

# Run the web application
CMD ["python3", "main.py"]