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@@ -1,21 +1,38 @@
-FROM python:3.9-slim
+# Use official Python image as base
+FROM python:3.10-slim
 
+# Set working directory
 WORKDIR /app
 
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+# Set environment variables
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 \
+    PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 \
+    STREAMLIT_SERVER_PORT=8501 \
+    STREAMLIT_SERVER_HEADLESS=true \
+    STREAMLIT_BROWSER_GATHER_USAGE_STATS=false
+
+# Install system dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     build-essential \
     curl \
-    software-properties-common \
     git \
+    software-properties-common \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
+# Copy requirements first to leverage Docker cache
 COPY requirements.txt ./
-COPY . .  # Copy all project files to /app
 
-RUN pip3 install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+# Install Python dependencies
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Copy the rest of the application
+COPY . .
 
+# Expose the port Streamlit runs on
 EXPOSE 8501
 
+# Healthcheck
 HEALTHCHECK CMD curl --fail http://localhost:8501/_stcore/health || exit 1
 
-ENTRYPOINT ["streamlit", "run", "app.py", "--server.port=8501", "--server.address=0.0.0.0"]
+# Command to run the application
+CMD ["streamlit", "run", "app.py", "--server.port=8501", "--server.address=0.0.0.0"]