Upgraded Pip

Dockerfile

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+# Use the correct Python version (3.10)
 FROM python:3.10
 
+# Install system dependencies
 RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get install -y \
         build-essential \
@@ -8,15 +10,25 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
         libgl1 \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
+# Create a user for non-root operation
 RUN useradd -m -u 1000 user
 USER user
+
+# Set the PATH to the user’s local bin directory
 ENV PATH="/home/user/.local/bin:$PATH"
 
+# Set the working directory to /app
 WORKDIR /app
 
+# Copy the requirements.txt and install Python dependencies
 COPY --chown=user ./requirements.txt requirements.txt
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade -r requirements.txt
 
+# Ensure pip is up-to-date before installing requirements
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip && \
+    pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade -r requirements.txt
+
+# Copy the rest of the application code
 COPY --chown=user . /app
 
+# Expose the port and run the app with Uvicorn
 CMD ["uvicorn", "app:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "7860"]