Update app.py

app.py

@@ -34,10 +34,20 @@ accelerator = Accelerator()
 highest_label = None 
 loaded_models = {}
  
-# FAISS Index Setup
+# Define upload directory and FAISS index file
 UPLOAD_DIR = "/home/user/app/uploads"
 faiss_index_file = os.path.join(UPLOAD_DIR, "faiss_index.bin")
-os.makedirs(UPLOAD_DIR, exist_ok=True)
+
+# Ensure upload directory exists and has write permissions
+try:
+    os.makedirs(UPLOAD_DIR, exist_ok=True)
+    if not os.access(UPLOAD_DIR, os.W_OK):
+        print(f"Fixing permissions for {UPLOAD_DIR}...")
+        os.chmod(UPLOAD_DIR, 0o777)
+    print(f"Uploads directory is ready: {UPLOAD_DIR}")
+except PermissionError as e:
+    print(f"PermissionError: {e}. Try adjusting directory ownership or running with elevated permissions.")
+    
 document_store = {}
 
 if os.path.exists(faiss_index_file):