Dockerfile

# Use a slim base image for smaller footprint
FROM python:3.9-slim

# Create a non-root user
RUN useradd -m -u 1000 user
USER user

# Set environment path
ENV PATH="/home/user/.local/bin:$PATH"

# Set working directory
WORKDIR /app

# Copy and install dependencies
COPY --chown=user requirements.txt requirements.txt
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip \
 && pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt

# Optional: download SpaCy model in one layer
RUN python -m spacy download en_core_web_sm

# Copy the full project
COPY --chown=user . .

# Expose the port (optional for clarity)
EXPOSE 7860

# Run the app
CMD ["uvicorn", "app:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "7860"]