trying a more efficient approach

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+# Use Python 3.11 base image
 FROM python:3.11
 
+# Create a non-root user for security
 RUN useradd -m -u 1000 user
-USER user
-ENV PATH="/home/user/.local/bin:$PATH"
 
+# Set environment variables and paths
+ENV PATH="/home/user/.local/bin:/app/prompt_order_experiment:$PATH"
+
+# Set work directory
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Install python packages
-COPY --chown=user ./requirements.txt requirements.txt
+# Install necessary tools and dependencies as root
+RUN apt-get update -y && apt-get install -y \
+    caddy \
+    redis-server \
+    && apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Install Python requirements as root to ensure permissions for all users
+COPY ./requirements.txt requirements.txt
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade -r requirements.txt
 
-## Download all npm dependencies and compile frontend
-#RUN reflex export --frontend-only --no-zip && mv .web/_static/* /srv/ && rm -rf .web
-#
-## Needed until Reflex properly passes SIGTERM on backend.
-#STOPSIGNAL SIGKILL
+# Switch to the non-root user
+USER user
+
+# Copy application code and prepare the app
+COPY --chown=user . .
+
+# Switch back to root to perform privileged operations
+USER root
+
+# Compile frontend assets and move to /srv (requires root permissions)
+RUN reflex export --frontend-only --no-zip && mv .web/_static/* /srv/ && rm -rf .web
+
+# Revert to non-root user for running the app
+USER user
+
+# Apply migrations before starting the backend (if applicable)
+RUN [ -d alembic ] && reflex db migrate || true
 
-ENV PATH="/app/prompt_order_experiment:$PATH"
+# Expose the default port
+EXPOSE 8080
 
-COPY --chown=user . /app
-ENTRYPOINT ["reflex", "run", "--env", "dev", "--loglevel", "debug" ]
+# Set the entry point for the container
+ENTRYPOINT ["reflex", "run", "--env", "dev", "--loglevel", "debug"]