# Use the official Python slim image for a smaller footprint FROM python:3.11-slim # Set working directory WORKDIR /app # Copy requirements and install dependencies COPY requirements.txt . RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt # Copy the Flask app code COPY . . # Create a non-root user for security (Hugging Face requirement) RUN useradd -m -u 1000 user USER user ENV HOME=/home/user PATH=/home/user/.local/bin:$PATH # Expose port 7860 (required by Hugging Face) EXPOSE 7860 # Run the Flask app with Gunicorn CMD ["gunicorn", "--bind", "0.0.0.0:7860", "app:app"]