docker_file_updated_to_run_virtualenv (#436)

Dockerfile

@@ -20,10 +20,23 @@ COPY ./static/js ./static/js
 RUN npm run setup
 RUN npm run build-prod
 
+# Create a virtual environment with Python 3.12
+ENV VIRTUAL_ENV="/env"
+RUN python3.12 -m venv $VIRTUAL_ENV
+
+# Install Pillow 11 in the virtual environment
+RUN $VIRTUAL_ENV/bin/pip install --upgrade pip && \
+    $VIRTUAL_ENV/bin/pip install Pillow==11.0.0
+
+# Copy application source code
 COPY . ./
 
+# Ensure the virtual environment is used for the application
+ENV PATH="$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin:$PATH"
+RUN echo "PATH is set to: $PATH"
+
 # Run Django migrations and start the server
 CMD ["bash", "-c", "python manage.py migrate && python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000"]
 
 # Expose the port that the Django server will listen on
-EXPOSE 8000
+EXPOSE 8000

sefaria/local_settings.py

@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 ################ These are things you DO NOT NEED to touch unless you know what you are doing. ##############################
 # DEBUG = os.getenv("DEBUG", "True") == "True"
 # In Render environment variables:
-DEBUG = False
+DEBUG = True
 
 REMOTE_HOSTS = os.getenv('REMOTE_HOSTS', 'staging.pecha.org').replace(" ", "")