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-# Use lightweight Python base
-FROM python:3.10-slim
-
-# Set working directory
-WORKDIR /app
-
-# Copy files
-COPY . .
-
-# Install dependencies
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
-
-# Create cache directory and make it writable for non-root
-RUN mkdir -p /app/hf_cache && chmod -R 777 /app/hf_cache
-
-# Set environment variables for Hugging Face cache
-ENV HF_HOME=/app/hf_cache
-ENV TRANSFORMERS_CACHE=/app/hf_cache
-
-# Expose Space port
-EXPOSE 7860
-
-# Switch to non-root user
-RUN useradd -m appuser
-USER appuser
-
-# Run Flask directly (no Gunicorn)
-CMD ["python", "api_inference.py"]
+# Use lightweight Python base
+FROM python:3.10-slim
+
+# Set working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy files first
+# These will be owned by root initially
+COPY . . 
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt [cite: 2]
+
+# Create cache directory (no chmod needed yet)
+RUN mkdir -p /app/hf_cache
+
+# Set environment variables for Hugging Face cache
+ENV HF_HOME=/app/hf_cache
+ENV TRANSFORMERS_CACHE=/app/hf_cache
+
+# Expose Space port
+EXPOSE 7860
+
+# --- FIX IS HERE ---
+# Create non-root user
+RUN useradd -m appuser
+
+# Give the new user ownership of the entire app directory
+# This includes all code files and the hf_cache
+RUN chown -R appuser:appuser /app
+# --- END FIX ---
+
+# Switch to non-root user
+USER appuser
+
+# Run Flask directly (no Gunicorn)
+CMD ["python", "api_inference.py"]