🚀 Deployment: Final HF optimization (UID 1000 + startup logging)

Dockerfile

@@ -1,34 +1,37 @@
 # Use the official Playwright Python image
-# This image includes Python, Playwright, and the necessary browser binaries
 FROM mcr.microsoft.com/playwright/python:v1.40.0-jammy
 
+# Set Environment Variables
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 \
+    PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 \
+    PIP_NO_CACHE_DIR=off \
+    PIP_DISABLE_PIP_VERSION_CHECK=on \
+    DEFAULT_PORT=7860
+
 # Set up a working directory
 WORKDIR /code
 
-# Copy requirements file first to leverage Docker cacheA
+# Copy requirements file
 COPY requirements.txt /code/requirements.txt
 
-# Install Python dependencies
+# Install dependencies
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade -r /code/requirements.txt
 RUN pip install playwright-stealth
 RUN playwright install --with-deps chromium
 
-# Copy the rest of the application code
+# Copy the application code
 COPY . /code
 
-# Create a non-root user (Hugging Face Spaces recommendation)
-# We let the system pick the UID (likely 1001) since 1000 is already taken in this image
-RUN useradd -m user
-
-# Change ownership of the application directory to the non-root user
+# Set permissions for Hugging Face (UID 1000)
+RUN useradd -m -u 1000 user || echo "User already exists"
 RUN chown -R user:user /code
-
 USER user
-ENV HOME=/home/user \
-    PATH=/home/user/.local/bin:$PATH
 
-# Expose port 7860 for Hugging Face Spaces
+# Ensure the static directory exists and is writable
+RUN mkdir -p /code/static
+
+# Expose the HF port
 EXPOSE 7860
 
-# Command to run the application using Uvicorn
+# Run the app
 CMD ["uvicorn", "api:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "7860"]

api.py

@@ -100,13 +100,23 @@ class ScheduledCrawler(threading.Thread):
 # --- Startup Event ---
 @app.on_event("startup")
 async def startup_event():
-    # Start Background Threads
-    logger.info("Starting background services...")
-    pinger = KeepAlive(interval=300)
-    pinger.start()
-
-    scheduler = ScheduledCrawler(interval=14400)
-    scheduler.start()
+    logger.info("--- API STARTUP: Initializing Services ---")
+    try:
+        # Check permissions
+        if not os.path.exists("static"):
+            logger.info("Creating static directory...")
+            os.makedirs("static", exist_ok=True)
+            
+        # Start Background Threads
+        logger.info("Starting background services...")
+        pinger = KeepAlive(interval=300)
+        pinger.start()
+
+        scheduler = ScheduledCrawler(interval=14400)
+        scheduler.start()
+        logger.info("--- API STARTUP: Ready ---")
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"FATAL STARTUP ERROR: {e}")
 
 # --- Core Logic ---