Dockerfile

# Use a slim Python image for a smaller footprint
FROM python:3.11-slim

# Set the working directory
WORKDIR /app

# Create a non-root user for Hugging Face security
RUN useradd -m -u 1000 user
USER user
ENV PATH="/home/user/.local/bin:$PATH"

# Copy requirements first to leverage Docker cache
# Use --chown=user:user to ensure the new user owns the files
COPY --chown=user:user requirements.txt .

# Install dependencies
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt

# Copy the rest of the application code
COPY --chown=user:user . .

# Hugging Face Spaces listens on port 7860 by default
EXPOSE 7860

# Start the FastAPI app using uvicorn
CMD ["uvicorn", "app:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "7860"]