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-FROM python:3.12-slim
-
-# Create a non-root user
-RUN useradd -m -u 1000 user
-USER user
-
-# Set environment variables
-ENV PATH="/home/user/.local/bin:$PATH"
-ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1  
-
-# Set the working directory
-WORKDIR /app
-
-# Copy and install requirements
-COPY --chown=user ./requirements.txt requirements.txt
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade -r requirements.txt
-
-# Copy the application code
-COPY --chown=user . .
-
-# Command to run the application
-CMD ["uvicorn", "app:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "7860"]