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@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-# 1. Base Image: Use a stable, slim Python image
+# 1. Base Image
 FROM python:3.10-slim
 
-# Ensure Python output is not buffered
+# Ensure Python output is unbuffered
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
 
-# 2. Install system dependencies required for image processing & EasyOCR
+# 2. Install system dependencies for EasyOCR & OpenCV
 RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     libgl1 \
@@ -12,29 +12,28 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
     libsm6 libxext6 libxrender1 \
     && apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-# 3. Set the working directory
+# 3. Set working directory
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# 4. Copy dependency file and install Python packages
+# 4. Copy dependency file
 COPY requirements.txt .
+
+# 5. Install Python dependencies
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
-# 5. Fix EasyOCR permission issue by pre-creating writable directories
+# 6. Create necessary directories with write permissions
+RUN mkdir -p /app/uploads && chmod -R 777 /app/uploads
 RUN mkdir -p /.EasyOCR && chmod -R 777 /.EasyOCR
 RUN mkdir -p /app/easyocr_models && chmod -R 777 /app/easyocr_models
 
-# 6. Copy all project files into the container
+# 7. Copy all project files
 COPY . .
 
-# 7. (Optional but recommended) Verify model files exist
-# You can uncomment this line for debugging:
-# RUN ls -al /app
-
-# 8. Environment variables for the app
+# 8. Environment variables
 ENV PORT=7860
 
-# 9. Expose the port (Hugging Face uses this automatically)
+# 9. Expose port
 EXPOSE 7860
 
-# 10. Command to run the app via Gunicorn (production-grade WSGI server)
+# 10. Start app using Gunicorn
 CMD exec gunicorn --bind 0.0.0.0:$PORT --workers 1 --threads 8 app:app