Fix: PermissionError on HF Spaces by creating user/dirs in Dockerfile

Dockerfile

@@ -2,12 +2,16 @@ FROM python:3.9-slim
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
-COPY . /app
+# Create a non-root user first
+RUN useradd -m -u 1000 user
+
+# Copy files with correct ownership
+COPY --chown=user . /app
 
+# Install dependencies
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir flask gunicorn
 
-# Create a non-root user
-RUN useradd -m -u 1000 user
+# Switch to non-root user
 USER user
 
 ENV HOME=/home/user \

app.py

@@ -7,8 +7,12 @@ logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 # Ensure directories exist
-os.makedirs('static', exist_ok=True)
-os.makedirs('templates', exist_ok=True)
+try:
+    os.makedirs('static', exist_ok=True)
+    os.makedirs('templates', exist_ok=True)
+except OSError as e:
+    logger.warning(f"Could not create directories: {e}. Assuming they exist or are not needed for write access.")
+
 
 class CustomFlask(Flask):
     jinja_options = Flask.jinja_options.copy()