Move browser installation to build phase and remove runtime installation

Dockerfile

@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ RUN useradd -m -u 1000 user && \
 COPY requirements.txt .
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
+# Install Playwright browsers as root
+RUN mkdir -p /home/user/.cache/ms-playwright && \
+    playwright install chromium && \
+    playwright install-deps && \
+    chown -R user:user /home/user/.cache/ms-playwright
+
 # Copy the rest of the application
 COPY . .
 RUN chown -R user:user /app
@@ -72,5 +78,5 @@ USER user
 # Expose the port
 EXPOSE 7860
 
-# Run the application with Xvfb and install browsers
-CMD Xvfb :99 -screen 0 1280x1024x24 > /dev/null 2>&1 & playwright install chromium && python app.py 
+# Run the application with Xvfb
+CMD Xvfb :99 -screen 0 1280x1024x24 > /dev/null 2>&1 & python app.py 

app.py

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import os
 import sys
-import subprocess
 from pathlib import Path
 
 # Add the current directory to Python path
@@ -11,16 +10,6 @@ if str(current_dir) not in sys.path:
 # Set environment variables for Playwright
 os.environ["PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH"] = "/home/user/.cache/ms-playwright"
 
-# Ensure browser is installed
-try:
-    from playwright.sync_api import sync_playwright
-    with sync_playwright() as p:
-        p.chromium.launch()
-except Exception as e:
-    print(f"Browser installation error: {e}")
-    print("Attempting to install browser...")
-    subprocess.run(["playwright", "install", "chromium"], check=True)
-
 from owl.webapp import create_ui
 import gradio as gr