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-# Dockerfile
-FROM python:3.11-slim
+# Use the official Python 3.10 slim image
+FROM python:3.10-slim
 
-# Set the working directory in the container
+# Set environment variables to prevent Python from writing pyc files and to buffer stdout/stderr
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+
+# Set the working directory to /app
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Copy the requirements file into the container
+# Install system dependencies (if any)
+# For example, if you need gcc for some packages, uncomment the following line
+# RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y gcc
+
+# Copy only the requirements.txt first to leverage Docker cache
 COPY requirements.txt .
 
-# Install the dependencies
+# Install Python dependencies
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
-# Copy the application code into the container
+# Copy the rest of the application code
 COPY . .
 
-# Expose the port that the app runs on
-EXPOSE 8000
+# Expose port 8001 to the outside world
+EXPOSE 8001
 
-# Command to run the application
-CMD ["uvicorn", "main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000", "--reload"]
+# Command to run the FastAPI app with Uvicorn
+CMD ["uvicorn", "main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8001"]