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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"]