fixing bugs with ci pipeline

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ deploy:
   only:
     - main
   variables:
-    EVIRONMENT: ENVIRONMENT=test
+    PORT: 8081  # Set the port to run the application on
+    ENVIRONMENT: test  # Set the environment to test
   script:
     - echo "Updating repository..."
     - git pull origin main  # Update the repository with the latest code
@@ -51,9 +52,9 @@ deploy:
     - source $VIRTUAL_ENV/bin/activate
     - pip install -r requirements.txt  # Install the required Python dependencies
     - bash ./make_openapi_client.sh  # Re-generate OpenAPI client library
-    - echo "Running the application..."
+    - echo "Running the application on port $PORT..."
     - cd backend
-    - python3.8 -m main # Replace with the exact command to start your app
+    - python3.8 -m main  # The app will now use $PORT for binding
 
 release:
   stage: release

backend/main.py

@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
         # Get environment from an environment variable
         environment = os.getenv("ENVIRONMENT", "dev")
+        port = int(os.getenv("PORT", 8000))  # Default to 8000 if PORT is not set
 
         # Paths for SSL certificates
         cert_path = "ssl/cert.pem"
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         uvicorn.run(
             app,
             host=host,
-            port=8000,
+            port=port,
             log_level="debug",
             ssl_keyfile=key_path,
             ssl_certfile=cert_path,