Dockerfile

## Use the official python 3.11 image
FROM python:3.11-slim

## Set the working directory to /code
WORKDIR /code

## Copy the current directory contents in the container at /code
COPY ./requirements.txt /code/requirements.txt

#Installing requiremnts.txt
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade -r requirements.txt

# setting up a new user named "user"
RUN useradd user
# Switch to the "user" user
USER user

# Setting home to user home directory 
ENV HOME=/home/user \
    PATH=/home/user/.local/bin:$PATH

# Set the woking directory to user's home directory 
WORKDIR $HOME/app

# Copy the current directory contents into the container at $Home/app setting the owner to user
COPY --chown=user . $HOME/app

# Start the FastAPI app on port 7860
CMD ["uvicorn", "app:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "7860"]