Trying to to stuff the right way

Dockerfile

@@ -27,8 +27,20 @@ RUN --mount=type=secret,id=access_token_secret,mode=0444,required=true \
 RUN --mount=type=secret,id=bearer_token,mode=0444,required=true \
    cat /run/secrets/bearer_token > /test
 
-RUN mkdir -p /code/data
-RUN chmod 777 /code/data
+# Set up a new user named "user" with user ID 1000
+RUN useradd -m -u 1000 user
 
+# Switch to the "user" user
+USER user
+
+# Set home to the user'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
+COPY --chown=user . $HOME/app
 
 CMD ["python", "main.py"]

main.py

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def toast(text):
 
 
 def reply_to_mentions():
-    since_id = get_last_tweet("data/last_id.txt")
+    since_id = get_last_tweet("/app/last_id.txt")
     mentions = client.get_users_mentions(
         id=1612106815096999936,
         since_id=since_id,
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def reply_to_mentions():
             logger.error(e)
             continue
 
-    put_last_tweet("data/last_id.txt", mention.id)
+    put_last_tweet("/app/last_id.txt", mention.id)
 
 
 def main():