Dockerfile

FROM python:3.9-slim

WORKDIR /app

# Install system dependencies if needed (e.g. for sqlite)
# RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y ...

COPY requirements.txt .
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt

COPY . .

# Ensure instance directory exists and is writable
RUN mkdir -p instance && chmod 777 instance

# Create a non-root user (recommended for Hugging Face Spaces)
RUN useradd -m -u 1000 user
# Switch to the new user
USER user
# Set home to the user's home directory
ENV HOME=/home/user \
    PATH=/home/user/.local/bin:$PATH

# Expose the port
EXPOSE 7860

# Run the application
CMD ["python", "app.py"]