Deploy DeepFake Detector API - 2026-03-07 10:16:38

Dockerfile

@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade -r requirements.txt
 # Copy application code
 COPY --chown=user:user . /app
 
-# Create cache directory for Hugging Face models
-RUN mkdir -p /app/.hf_cache
-
 # Expose HF Spaces port
 EXPOSE 7860
 

start.sh

@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # Startup script for deployment
-# Uses PORT environment variable if set, otherwise defaults to 7860 (HuggingFace Spaces) or 8000
+# Loads .env file if present, then uses PORT environment variable
+# Defaults: 7860 (HuggingFace Spaces) or 8000
 
+# Load .env file if it exists
+if [ -f .env ]; then
+    echo "Loading environment from .env file"
+    export $(grep -v '^#' .env | xargs)
+fi
+
+# Use PORT from env, .env file, or default to 7860
 PORT=${PORT:-7860}
 
 echo "Starting uvicorn on port $PORT"