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@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 FROM python:3.9-slim
 
 # Set environment variables for Python
-ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE 1
-ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 \
+    PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
 
 # Set the working directory
 WORKDIR /app
@@ -11,36 +11,31 @@ WORKDIR /app
 # Copy the requirements file into the container at /app
 COPY requirements.txt /app/
 
-# Install any needed packages specified in requirements.txt
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+# Install dependencies and the SpaCy model in a single layer to optimize image size
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt && \
+    python -m spacy download en_core_web_sm
 
-# Install SpaCy model directly in Dockerfile after installing SpaCy
-RUN python -m spacy download en_core_web_sm
-
-# Create the directory for session storage and set permissions
-RUN mkdir -p /tmp/flask_sessions && chmod 777 /tmp/flask_sessions
-
-# Create flask_sessions directory and set permissions
-RUN mkdir -p /app/flask_sessions /app/uploads && chmod -R 777 /app/flask_sessions /app/uploads
+# Create necessary directories with appropriate permissions
+RUN mkdir -p /tmp/flask_sessions /app/flask_sessions /app/uploads && \
+    chmod -R 777 /tmp/flask_sessions /app/flask_sessions /app/uploads
 
 # Create the app_error.log file and set write permissions
 RUN touch /app/app_error.log && chmod 777 /app/app_error.log
 
+# Ensure all relevant directories have the correct permissions
+RUN chmod -R 777 /app
+
 # Copy the rest of the application code to /app
 COPY . /app/
 
-# Ensure the upload directory and app directory have the correct permissions
-RUN mkdir -p /app/uploads && \
-    chmod -R 777 /app/uploads && \
-    chmod -R 777 /app
-
-# Expose the port that the app runs on
+# Expose the port the app runs on
 EXPOSE 7860
 
 # Set environment variables for Flask
-ENV FLASK_APP=app.py
-ENV FLASK_ENV=production
+ENV FLASK_APP=app.py \
+    FLASK_ENV=production
 
 # Command to run the application
 CMD ["gunicorn", "-w", "1", "-b", "0.0.0.0:7860", "--timeout", "120", "app:app"]
+
 #CMD ["gunicorn", "--workers=5", "--threads=2", "--bind=0.0.0.0:7860", "--timeout=120", "app:app"]