# Use a lightweight official Python image as the base FROM python:3.10-slim # Install system-level dependencies for computer vision libraries RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \ libgl1 \ libglib2.0-0 \ libsm6 \ libxext6 \ libfontconfig1 \ libxrender1 \ && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* # Set the working directory inside the container WORKDIR /app # Create a non-root user and give them ownership of the working directory RUN useradd -m -s /bin/bash appuser RUN chown -R appuser:appuser /app # Switch to the new user for all subsequent commands USER appuser # Set the DEEPFACE_HOME environment variable to a writable directory ENV DEEPFACE_HOME=/app # Copy the requirements file from the 'model' directory COPY model/requirements.txt . # Install Python dependencies, including gunicorn RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt # Copy the rest of the 'model' directory's contents COPY model/ . # Expose the port where the Flask API will run EXPOSE 7860 # Use ENTRYPOINT to make the container run as a specific executable # This is more reliable than CMD for a consistent startup ENTRYPOINT ["python3", "-m", "gunicorn"] # Define the default arguments for the ENTRYPOINT CMD ["--bind", "0.0.0.0:7860", "app:app"]