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+# Use a lightweight Python 3.10 base image
+FROM python:3.10-slim
+
+# 1. Install system dependencies required to compile llama.cpp
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    build-essential \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# 2. Hugging Face strictly requires running as a non-root user (UID 1000)
+RUN useradd -m -u 1000 user
+USER user
+
+# Set up environment variables for the user
+ENV HOME=/home/user \
+    PATH=/home/user/.local/bin:$PATH
+
+# 3. Set the working directory
+WORKDIR $HOME/app
+
+# 4. Copy requirements and install them
+# We do this before copying the rest of the code to leverage Docker layer caching
+COPY --chown=user requirements.txt $HOME/app/
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip && \
+    pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# 5. Copy the main application code
+COPY --chown=user app.py $HOME/app/
+
+# 6. Expose port 7860 (The standard port for HF Spaces)
+EXPOSE 7860
+
+# 7. Start the Uvicorn server