Fixing issues with env

Dockerfile

@@ -4,11 +4,17 @@ FROM python:3.9-slim
 # Set working directory
 WORKDIR /app
 
+# Set build-time arguments
+ARG FLASK_ENV=production
+ARG FLASK_APP=app.py
+ARG STORAGE_URL=file:///app/static/uploads
+
 # Set environment variables
-ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE 1
-ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
-ENV FLASK_APP=app.py
-ENV FLASK_ENV=production
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 \
+    PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 \
+    FLASK_APP=${FLASK_APP} \
+    FLASK_ENV=${FLASK_ENV} \
+    STORAGE_URL=${STORAGE_URL}
 
 # Install system dependencies
 RUN apt-get update \

config.py

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import os
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
-# Load environment variables from .env file
-load_dotenv()
+# Only load .env file if we're in development
+if os.environ.get('FLASK_ENV') != 'production':
+    load_dotenv()
 
 BASE_DIR = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 

entrypoint.sh

@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# Function to check required environment variables
+check_required_vars() {
+    local missing_vars=0
+    for var in "$@"; do
+        if [ -z "${!var}" ]; then
+            echo "Error: Required environment variable $var is not set"
+            missing_vars=1
+        fi
+    done
+    if [ $missing_vars -eq 1 ]; then
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+# Check required environment variables (add your required variables here)
+check_required_vars "FLASK_APP" "FLASK_ENV" "STORAGE_URL"
+
 # Wait for database to be ready (if using PostgreSQL)
 # until PGPASSWORD=$DATABASE_PASSWORD psql -h "$DATABASE_HOST" -U "$DATABASE_USER" -d "$DATABASE_NAME" -c '\q'; do
 #   echo "Waiting for database..."
@@ -9,5 +26,9 @@
 # Apply database migrations
 flask db upgrade
 
-# Start gunicorn
-exec gunicorn --bind 0.0.0.0:5000 app:app
+# Start gunicorn with proper environment handling
+exec gunicorn --bind 0.0.0.0:5000 \
+    --env FLASK_APP=${FLASK_APP} \
+    --env FLASK_ENV=${FLASK_ENV} \
+    --env STORAGE_URL=${STORAGE_URL} \
+    app:app