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Dockerfile

@@ -1,17 +1,22 @@
 # Use official Python base image
-FROM python:3.11-slim
+FROM python:3.11-slim-bullseye
 
 # Set the working directory
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Copy all files to the container
-COPY . /app
-ENV TRANSFORMERS_CACHE=/app/.cache
-RUN mkdir -p /app/.cache && chmod -R 777 /app/.cache
+# Copy requirements file first (leverage Docker cache)
+COPY Requirements.txt .
 
 # Install dependencies
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r Requirements.txt
 
+# Copy all application files
+COPY . /app
+
+# Set Transformers cache directory and permissions
+ENV TRANSFORMERS_CACHE=/app/.cache
+RUN mkdir -p /app/.cache && chmod -R 777 /app/.cache
+
 # Expose port (Hugging Face uses port 7860 by default)
 EXPOSE 7860