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@@ -12,8 +12,11 @@ COPY . .
 # Change ownership of the application files
 RUN chown -R appuser:appgroup /app
 
+# Set environment variable to point to a cache directory inside /app
+ENV HF_HOME=/app/.cache/huggingface
+
 # Switch to the non-root user
-USER root
+USER appuser
 
 # Install Python dependencies
 RUN python -m pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
@@ -21,9 +24,6 @@ RUN python -m pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 # Switch back to root to add commands that need root access
 USER root
 
-RUN mkdir -p /app/.cache/huggingface
-RUN chmod -R 777 /app
-
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y git
 
 # Expose the port that the application listens on