docker-compose.yml

version: "3.8"
services:
  flaskapp: 
    # builds using Dockerfile found in current directory
    build: ${FLASK_DIR:-.}
    #environment:
    # env_file: 
    #   # so can call from different folder and this works, if they set the FLASK_DIR environment variable to e.g., ./flask_server. uses . as default if none set
    #   - .env
    container_name: knowmore-flask-web-app
    ports: 
      - "5000:5000"