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+# Use a lightweight Python base image
+FROM python:3.10-slim
+
+# Set the working directory in the container
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install necessary system dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y libopencv-dev tesseract-ocr && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Copy the requirements file and install Python dependencies
+COPY requirements.txt /app/
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Copy the rest of the application code
+COPY . /app/
+
+# Expose the port FastAPI will run on
+EXPOSE 8000
+
+# Command to run the FastAPI app using Uvicorn
+CMD ["uvicorn", "main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000"]