added various files

Dockerfile

@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ WORKDIR /app
 # Copy the current directory contents into the container at /app
 COPY . /app
 
-# Give write permissions to the /app directory
+# Set Hugging Face cache directory to /app/.cache
+ENV HF_HOME=/app/.cache
+
+# Give write permissions to the /app directory (if needed)
 RUN chmod -R 777 /app
 
 # Install any necessary dependencies

app.py

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import chainlit as cl
 from faster_whisper import WhisperModel
 from openai import AsyncOpenAI
+import os
+
+os.environ["HF_HOME"] = "/app/.cache"
 
 # Model path for the fine-tuned Whisper model
 model_path = "jacktol/whisper-medium.en-fine-tuned-for-ATC-faster-whisper"