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+# Use an official Python runtime as a parent image
 FROM python:3.10-slim
+
+# Set the working directory in the container
 WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy the requirements file into the container at /app
+COPY requirements.txt .
+
+# Install any needed packages specified in requirements.txt
+# Use --no-cache-dir to reduce layer size and --compile to precompile .py to .pyc
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --compile -r requirements.txt
+
+# Copy the rest of the application code into the container at /app
 COPY . .
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
-EXPOSE 7860 8001
-CMD ["streamlit","run","app.py","--server.port=7860","--server.address=0.0.0.0"]
+
+# Make port 8501 available to the world outside this container (Streamlit default)
+EXPOSE 8501
+
+# Define environment variable for Streamlit
+ENV STREAMLIT_SERVER_PORT 8501
+ENV STREAMLIT_SERVER_HEADLESS true 
+ENV STREAMLIT_BROWSER_GATHER_USAGE_STATS false
+
+# Healthcheck (optional but good for orchestration)
+# HEALTHCHECK CMD curl --fail http://localhost:8501/_stcore/health
+
+# Run app.py when the container launches
+# Use `streamlit run app.py` which is the standard way to run Streamlit apps
+# Add --server.address=0.0.0.0 to make it accessible from outside the container
+CMD ["streamlit", "run", "app.py", "--server.address=0.0.0.0"]