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FROM python:3.9-slim

WORKDIR /app

# Install system dependencies for OpenCV & EasyOCR
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
    libgl1-mesa-glx \
    libglib2.0-0 \
    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

# Install Python packages
COPY requirements.txt .
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt

# Download the OCR model now (so it doesn't download on every request)
RUN python -c "import easyocr; easyocr.Reader(['en'], gpu=False)"

COPY . .

# Start the API with permission for external access
CMD ["uvicorn", "main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "7860"]