Nginx Changes-Over Alpine

Dockerfile

@@ -4,30 +4,27 @@ FROM alpine:latest
 RUN apk update && apk upgrade && \
     apk add --no-cache nginx python3 py3-pip build-base libffi-dev openssl-dev shadow
 
-
 # Create a group and user
 RUN addgroup -S appgroup && adduser -S appuser -G appgroup
 
-# Tell docker that all future commands should run as the appuser user
-USER appuser
-
-
-# Create a non-root user and group (Corrected and Simplified)
-#RUN addgroup appgroup && adduser -G appgroup -s /bin/sh appuser
-
 # Set working directory for the application
 WORKDIR /app
 
+COPY nginx.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
 # Copy only the necessary files first for better cache utilization
 COPY requirements.txt /app/requirements.txt
 
-# Install Python dependencies from the requirements file
-RUN pip3 install --no-cache-dir --upgrade -r requirements.txt
-
 # Copy the rest of the application code after installing dependencies for better cache
 COPY . /app
 
-COPY nginx.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
+# Create a virtual environment within the container
+RUN python3 -m venv /app/venv
+
+# Activate the virtual environment (important!)
+RUN source /app/venv/bin/activate
+
+# Install Python dependencies from the requirements file within the virtual environment
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade -r requirements.txt
 
 # Set ownership of the app directory
 RUN chown -R appuser:appgroup /app