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+FROM python:3.11-slim
+
+# Install system dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    ffmpeg \
+    libopus0 \
+    libopus-dev \
+    pkg-config \
+    gcc \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy requirements first for better Docker layer caching
+COPY requirements.txt .
+
+# Install Python dependencies
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Copy source code
+COPY src/ ./src/
+
+# Create necessary directories
+RUN mkdir -p /app/audio/raw /app/audio/processed /app/logs
+
+# Run as non-root user
+RUN useradd -m -u 1001 processor
+RUN chown -R processor:processor /app
+USER processor
+
+# Health check
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=10s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
+    CMD python src/healthcheck.py || exit 1
+
+# Start the service
+CMD ["python", "src/processor.py"]