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+# Use the official vLLM Docker image as the base image
 FROM vllm/vllm-openai:latest
 
+# Set working directory
 WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy application files into the container
 COPY . /app
 
+# Install additional Python packages if needed
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
-RUN chmod +x start.sh
 
+# Create a writable cache directory and set the HF_HOME environment variable
+RUN mkdir -p /app/.cache && chmod -R 777 /app/.cache
+ENV HF_HOME=/app/.cache
+
+# Expose the port used by Gradio (default: 7860)
 EXPOSE 7860
 
-# Clear the base image's entrypoint
+# Clear the base image's entrypoint (if needed)
 ENTRYPOINT []
 
-CMD ["bash", "start.sh"]
+# Make the startup script executable
+RUN chmod +x start.sh
+
+# Run the startup script
+CMD ["bash", "start.sh"]