changes in docker file

Dockerfile

@@ -4,24 +4,22 @@ FROM python:3.10-slim
 # Set the working directory in the container
 WORKDIR /code
 
-# Copy the requirements file into the container
+# Copy only the requirements file first to leverage Docker's build cache
 COPY ./requirements.txt /code/requirements.txt
 
-# Install any needed packages specified in requirements.txt
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade -r /code/requirements.txt
+# Install all Python dependencies, without using a cache to ensure a fresh install
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade -r /code/requirements.txt [cite: 1]
 
-# --- START: FINAL PERMISSION FIXES ---
-# Create writable directories for caches, databases, and temporary files.
-RUN mkdir -p /code/cache && chmod 777 /code/cache
-RUN mkdir -p /code/app/chroma_db && chmod -R 777 /code/app/chroma_db
-RUN mkdir -p /tmp/docs && chmod 777 /tmp/docs # <-- ADD THIS LINE
-# Tell all Hugging Face libraries to use the new cache directory
-ENV HF_HOME=/code/cache
-ENV SENTENCE_TRANSFORMERS_HOME=/code/cache
-# --- END: FINAL PERMISSION FIXES ---
+# Create writable directories for caches, databases, and temporary files
+# and set the appropriate environment variables.
+RUN mkdir -p /code/cache && chmod 777 /code/cache [cite: 2]
+RUN mkdir -p /code/app/chroma_db && chmod -R 777 /code/app/chroma_db [cite: 2]
+RUN mkdir -p /tmp/docs && chmod 777 /tmp/docs [cite: 2]
+ENV HF_HOME=/code/cache 
+ENV SENTENCE_TRANSFORMERS_HOME=/code/cache 
 
-# Copy your application code into the container
-COPY ./app /code/app
+# Now, copy the rest of your application code
+COPY ./app /code/app 
 
-# Command to run the application when the container launches
-CMD ["uvicorn", "app.main_api:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "7860"]
+# Define the command to run your application
+CMD ["uvicorn", "app.main_api:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "7860"] [cite: 1]