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@@ -12,13 +12,24 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Create writable EasyOCR dirs
+# Create writable dirs for EasyOCR
 RUN mkdir -p /app/.EasyOCR/user_network
 
-# Copy requirements and install
+# Copy requirements first (cache layer)
 COPY requirements.txt .
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
+# ⚡ Pre-download EasyOCR model files at build time
+RUN python3 - <<'EOF'
+import easyocr, os
+MODEL_DIR = "/app/.EasyOCR"
+USER_NET_DIR = os.path.join(MODEL_DIR, "user_network")
+os.makedirs(MODEL_DIR, exist_ok=True)
+os.makedirs(USER_NET_DIR, exist_ok=True)
+# this will download weights into /app/.EasyOCR
+reader = easyocr.Reader(['en'], model_storage_directory=MODEL_DIR, user_network_directory=USER_NET_DIR)
+EOF
+
 # Copy app
 COPY app.py .