Dockerfile

## Use the official Python 3.9 image
FROM python:3.9

##set the working directory to /code
WORKDIR /code 

##copy the current directory contents in the container at /code
COPY ./requirements.txt /code/requirements.txt

## Install the requirements.txt
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade -r /code/requirements.txt

#Set up new user named user
RUN useradd user
#switch user to user
USER user

#EXTREMELY SPECIFIC - ENSURE SPACES ARE CORRECT. Set home to the users's home directory
ENV HOME=/home/user \
    PATH=/home/user/.local/bin:$PATH

#Set the working directory to the user's home directory
WORKDIR $HOME/app

#Copy the current directory contents into the container at $HOME/app setting the owner to the user. . refers to current directory. 
COPY --chown=user . $HOME/app

## Start the FASTAPI app on port 7860
CMD ["uvicorn", "app:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "7860"]