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+# Use a minimal base image with Python 3.9 installed
 FROM python:3.9-slim
 
+# Set environment variables to prevent interactive prompts
 ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE 1
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
 
+# Set the working directory inside the container to /app
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Install system packages
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
-    libmagic1 \
-    build-essential \
-    curl \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-
+# Copy all files (including ping.env) into the container
 COPY . .
 
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+# Install Python dependencies
+RUN pip3 install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Install dotenv to read .env files inside app.py
+RUN pip3 install python-dotenv
 
+# Expose the port Streamlit uses
 EXPOSE 8501
 
+# Define the command to run the Streamlit app
 CMD ["streamlit", "run", "app.py", "--server.port=8501", "--server.address=0.0.0.0", "--server.enableXsrfProtection=false"]