Background Removal App (Backend with Flask)

This project provides an API for removing the background of images using AI-based models. The backend is built with Flask, and it allows users to upload images, process them, and return the image with the background removed.

Features

• POST /remove-bg: Upload an image and get the background removed.

Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• Flask
• ONNX Runtime (for running models)

Build Project

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Udhay707/Backend-AI_Background_Remover.git
cd Backend-AI_Background_Remover

2. Create a virtual environment:

python3 -m venv venv
###3. Activate the virtual environment:
For Linux/macOS:

source venv/bin/activate
For Windows:

venv\Scripts\activate

4. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

5. Run the Flask app:

python app.py
The server will be running at http://127.0.0.1:5000/.

Build Docker Image

1. Build Image

docker build -t backend-ai-bg-remover .

2. Create a container and execute

docker run -d -p 5000:5000 --name backend-bg-remover-container backend-ai-bg-remover

Execute docker image from Repo

1. Pull image

docker pull udhay707/backend-ai-bg-remover

2. Create a container and execute

docker run -d -p 5000:5000 --name backend-bg-remove-container udhay707/backend-ai-bg-remover