env variables to controll locations

Dockerfile

@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ FROM continuumio/miniconda3
 # Set working directory
 WORKDIR /app
 
+# --- ADD THESE LINES HERE ---
+# Set environment variables to control cache locations
+# This prevents permission errors by directing cache writes to a local .cache
+# directory within our /app folder, which is always writable.
+ENV HF_HOME=/app/.cache/huggingface
+ENV MPLCONFIGDIR=/app/.cache/matplotlib
+# ---------------------------
+
 # Copy environment.yaml for conda
 COPY environment.yaml /tmp/environment.yaml