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@@ -1,21 +1,24 @@
+# BASE IMAGE
 FROM python:3.12.3-slim
 
+# SET WORKING DIRECTORY
 WORKDIR /app
 
+# COPY REQUIREMENTS FILE
 COPY requirements.txt .
 
-# INSTALL GIT AND PIP DEPENDENCIES
+# INSTALL SYSTEM DEPENDENCIES AND UPGRADE PIP
 RUN apt-get update \
-    && apt-get install -y git \
+    && apt-get install -y git build-essential libffi-dev libssl-dev python3-dev \
     && pip install --upgrade pip \
     && pip install -r requirements.txt \
     && apt-get clean
 
-RUN pip install --upgrade pip \
-    && pip install -r requirements.txt
-
+# COPY ALL CONTENTS OF THE CURRENT DIRECTORY
 COPY . .
 
+# RUN THE PYTHON SCRIPT TO DOWNLOAD NECESSARY MODELS AND FILES
+RUN python download_models.py
 
-# Use 4 worker processes to handle requests efficiently.
-CMD ["gunicorn", "-w", "4", "-k", "uvicorn.workers.UvicornWorker", "fast_api:app"]
+# USE 4 WORKER PROCESSES AND ENABLE LOGGING TO STDOUT
+CMD ["gunicorn", "-w", "4", "-k", "uvicorn.workers.UvicornWorker", "fast_api:app", "--log-level", "info", "--access-logfile", "-", "--error-logfile", "-"]