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@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
 ENV PORT=7860
 
+# Create a non-root user for security
+RUN useradd --create-home --shell /bin/bash app
+
 # Install system dependencies
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     build-essential \
@@ -25,11 +28,16 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 # Copy the application code
 COPY . .
 
+# Create necessary directories with proper permissions
+RUN mkdir -p models app/uploads /tmp/uploads && \
+    chown -R app:app /app /tmp/uploads && \
+    chmod -R 755 /app /tmp/uploads
+
 # Make startup script executable
-RUN chmod +x start-hf.sh
+RUN chmod +x start-hf.sh && chown app:app start-hf.sh
 
-# Create models directory if it doesn't exist
-RUN mkdir -p models
+# Switch to non-root user
+USER app
 
 # Expose port 7860 (Hugging Face Spaces default)
 EXPOSE 7860

Dockerfile.simple

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Simplified Dockerfile for Hugging Face Spaces
+# Use this if the current one has permission issues
+
+FROM python:3.11-slim
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Environment variables
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+ENV PORT=7860
+
+# Install system dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    build-essential \
+    curl \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Copy and install requirements
+COPY requirements.txt .
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip && \
+    pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Copy application
+COPY . .
+
+# Create uploads directory in tmp (writable location)
+RUN mkdir -p /tmp/uploads && chmod 777 /tmp/uploads
+
+# Expose port
+EXPOSE 7860
+
+# Simple health check
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=10s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
+    CMD curl -f http://localhost:7860/health || exit 1
+
+# Direct uvicorn command (no shell script)
+CMD ["uvicorn", "app.main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "7860", "--workers", "1"]

FIX_PERMISSIONS.md

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# 🔧 Permission Error Fix for Hugging Face Spaces
+
+## ❌ Problem
+```
+PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/app/app/uploads'
+```
+
+## ✅ Solutions Applied
+
+### 1. **Updated Dockerfile**
+- Added non-root user for better security
+- Created upload directories with proper permissions
+- Added fallback to `/tmp/uploads` directory
+
+### 2. **Updated incidents.py Service**
+- Multiple fallback directory locations
+- Graceful error handling for directory creation
+- Logs directory creation attempts
+
+### 3. **Alternative Simple Dockerfile**
+Created `Dockerfile.simple` as backup if main one fails:
+- Minimal setup without user switching
+- Direct uvicorn command (no shell script)
+- Uses `/tmp/uploads` (guaranteed writable)
+
+## 🚀 Deploy Options
+
+### **Option 1: Use Updated Dockerfile (Recommended)**
+The main `Dockerfile` now handles permissions properly.
+
+### **Option 2: Use Simple Dockerfile**
+If still having issues, rename files:
+```bash
+mv Dockerfile Dockerfile.backup
+mv Dockerfile.simple Dockerfile
+```
+
+### **Option 3: Manual Environment Variables**
+Set in HF Spaces environment:
+```
+UPLOAD_DIR=/tmp/uploads
+```
+
+## 🎯 Expected Result
+- App should start successfully
+- Upload directory will be created in `/tmp/uploads` if main location fails
+- All functionality preserved with fallback handling
+
+## 📊 Commit & Push
+```bash
+git add .
+git commit -m "Fix permission errors for HF Spaces deployment"
+git push
+```
+
+The deployment should now work on Hugging Face Spaces! 🎉

app/services/incidents.py

@@ -1,12 +1,38 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional
 from uuid import uuid4
+import logging
 
 from ..database import get_collection
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 INCIDENTS_COLLECTION = "incidents"
-UPLOAD_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "uploads"
-UPLOAD_DIR.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+
+# Try multiple upload directory locations
+upload_paths = [
+    Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "uploads",
+    Path("/tmp/uploads"),
+    Path("/app/uploads")
+]
+
+UPLOAD_DIR = None
+for path in upload_paths:
+    try:
+        path.mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
+        UPLOAD_DIR = path
+        logger.info(f"Upload directory ready: {UPLOAD_DIR}")
+        break
+    except PermissionError:
+        logger.warning(f"Cannot create upload directory at {path}")
+        continue
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.warning(f"Error creating upload directory at {path}: {e}")
+        continue
+
+if UPLOAD_DIR is None:
+    logger.error("Could not create any upload directory")
+    UPLOAD_DIR = Path("/tmp")  # Fallback to /tmp
 
 
 async def save_incident_document(document: dict) -> dict: