replaced the previous venv system by a conda one, allowing for better dependencies management

Dockerfile

@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-FROM python:3.12
+FROM continuumio/miniconda3
 
 # copy the application
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY ./ ./
 
 # install the dependencies
-RUN pip3 install -r ./requirements.txt
+RUN conda env create -f environment.yml
 
 # expose the API port
 EXPOSE 8000
 
 # environment variables
-ENV MODEL_DIRECTORY=/models/
+ENV MODEL_LIBRARY=/models/
 
 # run the server
 CMD ["python3", "-m", "source"]