init

backend/app.py

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import os
+from flask import Flask
+from flask_cors import CORS
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+# Load environment variables from .env
+load_dotenv()
+
+app = Flask(__name__)
+CORS(app)
+
+# Ensure upload folder exists
+UPLOAD_FOLDER = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), 'uploads')
+os.makedirs(UPLOAD_FOLDER, exist_ok=True)
+app.config['UPLOAD_FOLDER'] = UPLOAD_FOLDER
+
+# Register blueprints (routes)
+from .routes.cases import cases_blueprint
+app.register_blueprint(cases_blueprint, url_prefix='/api')
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    # Use host 0.0.0.0 for Docker compatibility, port 5000
+    app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=5000, debug=True)