Lets try this dockerfile

Dockerfile

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-# Stage 1: Builder
-FROM python:3.12-slim AS builder
+# Stage 1: Builder (using a full base image)
+FROM python:3.12 AS builder
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Install system build dependencies
+# Install build dependencies
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y cmake g++ make build-essential && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 RUN python -m venv venv
@@ -11,23 +11,17 @@ ENV VIRTUAL_ENV=/app/venv
 ENV PATH="$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin:$PATH"
 
 COPY requirements.txt .
-
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
-RUN useradd -m -u 1000 user
-
-USER user
+# Stage 2: Runner (you can choose a slim image if the built wheels are portable)
+FROM python:3.12-slim AS runner
 
-# Set home to the user's home directory
-ENV HOME=/home/user \
-    PATH=/home/user/.local/bin:$PATH
-
-# Set the working directory to the user's home directory
-WORKDIR $HOME/app
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY --from=builder /app/venv venv
+COPY --from=builder /app /app
 
-# Copy the current directory contents into the container at $HOME/app setting the owner to the user
-COPY --chown=user . $HOME/app
+ENV VIRTUAL_ENV=/app/venv
+ENV PATH="$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin:$PATH"
 
 EXPOSE 7860
-
 CMD ["python", "app.py"]