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@@ -6,28 +6,31 @@ ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
 
 # 2. System Dependencies: Install libraries required by OpenCV (cv2) and image processing
 # libgl1 and libgomp1 are critical for running TensorFlow/Keras headless (without a display)
+# NOTE: Removed build-essential/cmake for speed, using minimal required libs
 RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     libgl1 \
     libgomp1 \
+    libsm6 libxext6 \
     && apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # 3. Application Setup
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Copy the requirements file first (optimizes Docker build speed)
+# 3a. Copy and install dependencies
 COPY requirements.txt .
-
-# Install all Python dependencies (Flask, Gunicorn, TensorFlow, OpenCV, etc.)
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
-# Copy the rest of your application code and models (including .pkl, .h5, .py files, and folders)
+# 3b. Copy the rest of your application code and models
 COPY . .
 
+# 🛑 CRITICAL FIX: Grant write permission to the /app directory.
+# This allows EasyOCR to create the 'easyocr_models' directory and save files without Permission Denied error.
+RUN chmod -R 777 /app
+
 # 4. Deployment Configuration
 # Hugging Face Spaces runs on port 7860 by default
 ENV PORT 7860
 
 # Run the application using Gunicorn (the production web server)
-# 'app:app' refers to the 'app' object inside your 'app.py' file
 CMD exec gunicorn --bind 0.0.0.0:$PORT --workers 1 --threads 8 app:app