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+# Use a specific, slim Python version for a smaller and more secure image
+FROM python:3.9-slim
+
+# Create a non-root user for security best practices
+# The -m flag creates the user's home directory
+RUN useradd -m -u 1000 user
+
+# Switch to the non-root user
+USER user
+
+# Set up the environment PATH for the non-root user to find installed packages
+ENV PATH="/home/user/.local/bin:${PATH}"
+
+# Set the working directory inside the container
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy and install dependencies first to leverage Docker layer caching
+# --chown ensures the 'user' owns the copied files, not 'root'
+COPY --chown=user:user requirements.txt .
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade -r requirements.txt
+
+# Copy the rest of the application files, including app.py and the nutritional_db folder
+COPY --chown=user:user . .
+
+# Expose the port that Streamlit will run on (this is good practice for documentation)
+EXPOSE 7860
+
+# The command to run when the container starts.
+# Runs the Streamlit app on the correct port and makes it available to the host.
+CMD ["streamlit", "run", "app.py", "--server.port=7860", "--server.address=0.0.0.0"]