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+FROM python:3.12-alpine
+
+# Install build tools & runtime dependencies
+RUN apk add --no-cache \
+    ffmpeg \
+    file \
+    libmagic \
+    uv
+
+RUN mkdir -p /app/data
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# switch to a non-root user
+RUN adduser -D -u 1000 app && \
+    chown -R app:app /app
+USER app
+
+# Enable bytecode compilation
+ENV UV_COMPILE_BYTECODE=1
+
+# Copy from the cache instead of linking since it's a mounted volume
+ENV UV_LINK_MODE=copy
+
+# Define app data volume
+VOLUME /app/data
+
+# Then, add the rest of the project source code and install it
+COPY --chown=app:app . /app
+RUN uv sync --locked --no-group dev
+
+# Place executables in the environment at the front of the path
+ENV PATH="/app/.venv/bin:$PATH"
+
+# Set entrypoint to run the app using uv
+ENTRYPOINT ["python", "main.py"]