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+# Use an official lightweight Python runtime
+FROM python:3.9-slim
+
+# Set up a new user named "user" with UID 1000 to comply with HF Space permissions
+RUN useradd -m -u 1000 user
+USER user
+ENV HOME=/home/user \
+    PATH=/home/user/.local/bin:$PATH
+
+# Set the working directory inside the container
+WORKDIR $HOME/app
+
+# Copy the requirements file and install dependencies
+COPY --chown=user requirements.txt $HOME/app/requirements.txt
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade -r requirements.txt
+
+# Copy the rest of the application files into the container
+COPY --chown=user . $HOME/app
+
+# Expose port 7860 (Hugging Face expects the app to run on this port)
+EXPOSE 7860
+
+# Command to run the FastAPI app via uvicorn
+CMD ["uvicorn", "app:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "7860"]