Added directory permission to the non-root user.

Dockerfile

@@ -12,18 +12,18 @@ WORKDIR /app
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends git && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-
-# Create a new non-root user and switch to it
-RUN groupadd --system appuser && useradd --system --create-home --gid appuser appuser
-
 COPY files/requirements.txt /tmp/requirements.txt
-RUN sleep 5
+
 # Install Python dependencies
-RUN pip install --upgrade pip && pip install --no-cache-dir -r /tmp/requirements.txt
+RUN pip install --upgrade --root-user-action ignore pip && pip install  --root-user-action ignore --no-cache-dir -r /tmp/requirements.txt
 
-COPY . .
+# 1. First, create the SHARED GROUP with the SAME GID as on the host
+# (Replace 2000 with the GID you used on the host for 'dbmiddleware')
+RUN groupadd -g 2000 dbmiddleware
 
-# RUN /usr/local/bin/alembic -c alembic/alembic.ini upgrade head
+# 2. Create the app user and add it to BOTH its primary group AND the shared group
+RUN useradd --system --create-home  appuser && \
+    usermod -aG dbmiddleware appuser
 
 # Change ownership to the new user
 RUN chown -R appuser:appuser /app
@@ -31,5 +31,9 @@ RUN chown -R appuser:appuser /app
 # Switch to the new non-root user
 USER appuser
 
+COPY . .
+
+# RUN /usr/local/bin/alembic -c alembic/alembic.ini upgrade head
+
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["bash", "/app/scripts/run.sh"]