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Author: BryceWDesign

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+# Dockerfile
+# SynapDrive-AI — simulation-first, reproducible runtime container.
+
+FROM python:3.12-slim
+
+# Prevents Python from writing .pyc files and forces unbuffered logs
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 \
+    PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# System deps kept minimal (numpy wheels work without build tools on slim for most platforms)
+# If you ever hit a wheel build error, add: build-essential gcc
+RUN python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+
+# Copy dependency manifests first for layer caching
+COPY requirements.txt /app/requirements.txt
+COPY requirements-dev.txt /app/requirements-dev.txt
+COPY pyproject.toml /app/pyproject.toml
+
+# Install runtime deps (dev deps optional via build arg)
+ARG INSTALL_DEV=false
+RUN pip install -r requirements.txt && \
+    if [ "$INSTALL_DEV" = "true" ]; then pip install -r requirements-dev.txt; fi
+
+# Copy the rest of the repo
+COPY . /app
+
+# Default port used by the web dashboard
+EXPOSE 5055
+
+# Default command = show CLI help (safe default)
+CMD ["python", "-m", "synapdrive_ai", "-h"]