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+# Base Image: Lightweight Python 3.10
+FROM python:3.10-slim
+
+# Set working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy requirements and install dependencies
+COPY requirements.txt .
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Create a non-root user (Mandatory for security in Hugging Face Spaces)
+RUN useradd -m -u 1000 user
+USER user
+
+# Set environment variables for the non-root user
+ENV HOME=/home/user \
+    PATH=/home/user/.local/bin:$PATH
+
+# Change working directory to the user's home
+WORKDIR $HOME/app
+
+# Copy the rest of the application code with proper ownership
+COPY --chown=user . $HOME/app
+
+# Expose the standard Hugging Face port
+EXPOSE 7860
+
+# Run the Flask application
+# (Using python directly since we are relying on Flask's internal server for background threads)
+CMD ["python", "app.py"]