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+# Use an official Python runtime as a parent image
+FROM python:3.10-slim
+
+# Set environment variables to prevent interactive prompts during installation
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+# Install system dependencies required by the application (only poppler)
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    poppler-utils \
+    && apt-get clean \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Create a non-root user for security
+RUN useradd --create-home --shell /bin/bash appuser
+
+# Set the working directory in the container
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy the requirements file and install Python dependencies
+# This is done in a separate layer to leverage Docker's build cache
+COPY requirements.txt .
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Copy the rest of the application's code into the container
+COPY app.py .
+
+# Change ownership of the app directory to the non-root user
+RUN chown -R appuser:appuser /app
+
+# Switch to the non-root user
+USER appuser
+
+# Expose the port the Gradio app will run on
+EXPOSE 7860
+
+# The command to run the Gradio application
+# Gradio's launch() method will automatically bind to 0.0.0.0 inside Docker.
+CMD ["python", "app.py"]