Dockerfile

#python image with version 3.9
FROM   python:3.9

#set the working directory to /code
WORKDIR /code

#copy the requirements.txt file to the working directory
COPY ./requirements.txt /code/requirements.txt

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

#Set up a new user named "user"
RUN useradd user

#Switch to the new user
USER user

#set home to the users home directory
ENV HOME=/home/user \
    #Set the path to the users home directory
    PATH=/home/user/.local/bin:$PATH

#set the working directory to the users home directory
WORKDIR $HOME/app

#Copy the contents of the current directory to the users home directory and set the ownership to the user
COPY --chown=user . $HOME/app

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