Dockerfile

# Use a minimal base image with Python 3.12 installed
FROM python:3.12

# Set the working directory inside the container to /app
WORKDIR /app

# Copy all files from the current directory on the host to the container's /app directory
COPY . .

# Install Python dependencies listed in requirements.txt
RUN pip3 install -r requirements.txt

# Create a non-root user (uid 1000) — best practice for container security
RUN useradd -m -u 1000 user
USER user
ENV HOME=/home/user \
    PATH=/home/user/.local/bin:$PATH

WORKDIR $HOME/app

# Copy application files with correct ownership for the non-root user
COPY --chown=user . $HOME/app

EXPOSE 7860

# Run the Streamlit app on port 8501, accessible externally
CMD ["streamlit", "run", "app.py", "--server.port=7860", "--server.address=0.0.0.0", "--server.enableXsrfProtection=false"]