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@@ -1,16 +1,23 @@
 FROM python:3.10-slim
 
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y build-essential curl git && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    build-essential \
+    curl \
+    software-properties-common \
+    git \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
+# This sets the /app directory as the working directory for any RUN, CMD, ENTRYPOINT, or COPY instructions that follow.
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Create the github_repo directory directly without specifying user permissions
-RUN mkdir /app/github_repo && chmod 777 /app/github_repo
-
-# Copy application files directly without specifying user permissions
+# This copies everything in your current directory to the /app directory in the container.
 COPY . /app
 
-# Install dependencies
-RUN pip install --upgrade pip && pip install -r requirements.txt
+# This runs pip install for all the packages listed in your requirements.txt file.
+RUN pip install --upgrade pip
+RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+#EXPOSE 8501
+#I commented out EXPOSE 8501, and gave 7860 in CMD, since it works. Funny? The building of Streamlit never stops with 8501!!!
 
-ENTRYPOINT ["streamlit", "run", "app.py", "--server.port=7860", "--server.address=0.0.0.0"]
+ENTRYPOINT ["streamlit", "run", "app.py", "--server.port=7860", "--server.address=0.0.0.0"]