Dockerfile

FROM python:3.9-slim

# Install system dependencies first as root
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
    gcc python3-dev \
    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

WORKDIR /app

# Copy requirements first for caching
COPY requirements.txt .

# Install Python dependencies system-wide
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt

# Copy application files
COPY . .

# Create non-root user and set permissions
RUN useradd -m appuser && chown -R appuser:appuser /app
USER appuser

CMD ["uvicorn", "main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "7860"]