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@@ -1,33 +1,37 @@
-# Use official Python image
-FROM python:3.9-slim
+# Use official Python image with slim-buster base
+FROM python:3.9-slim-buster
 
 # Set environment variables
-ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE 1
-ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
-ENV HF_HOME=/app/cache
-ENV HUGGINGFACE_HUB_DISABLE_XET=true
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 \
+    PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 \
+    HF_HOME=/app/cache \
+    HUGGINGFACE_HUB_DISABLE_XET=1 \
+    PIP_NO_CACHE_DIR=1
 
 # Set work directory
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Install system dependencies
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+# Install only essential system dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     build-essential \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-# Install Python dependencies
+# Copy only requirements first to leverage Docker cache
 COPY requirements.txt .
+
+# Install Python dependencies with pip
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
-# Copy project files
+# Copy application files
 COPY . .
 
-# Create non-root user and switch to it
-RUN useradd -m myuser && chown -R myuser:myuser /app
+# Create non-root user and set permissions
+RUN useradd -m myuser && \
+    chown -R myuser:myuser /app
 USER myuser
 
 # Expose port
 EXPOSE 8000
 
-# Run application
-CMD ["gunicorn", "--bind", "0.0.0.0:8000", "app:app"]
+# Run application with Gunicorn
+CMD ["gunicorn", "--bind", "0.0.0.0:8000", "--workers", "2", "app:app"]