Optimize startup process and fix Playwright initialization

Dockerfile

@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ ENV GRADIO_ALLOW_FLAGGING=false
 ENV GRADIO_QUEUE_ENABLED=false
 ENV DISPLAY=:99
 ENV PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH=/home/user/.cache/ms-playwright
+ENV PLAYWRIGHT_SKIP_BROWSER_DOWNLOAD=1
 
 # Switch to non-root user
 USER user

app.py

@@ -2,41 +2,28 @@ import os
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
-# Add current directory to Python path
+# Add the current directory to Python path
 current_dir = Path(__file__).parent.absolute()
 if str(current_dir) not in sys.path:
     sys.path.append(str(current_dir))
 
-# Configure Gradio environment
-os.environ["GRADIO_ANALYTICS_ENABLED"] = "false"
-os.environ["GRADIO_SERVER_NAME"] = "0.0.0.0"
-os.environ["GRADIO_SERVER_PORT"] = "7861"
-os.environ["GRADIO_ALLOW_FLAGGING"] = "false"
-os.environ["GRADIO_QUEUE_ENABLED"] = "false"
-
-# Install browser dependencies if needed
-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...")
-    import subprocess
-    subprocess.run(["playwright", "install", "chromium"], check=True)
+# Set environment variables for Playwright
+os.environ["PLAYWRIGHT_SKIP_BROWSER_DOWNLOAD"] = "1"
+os.environ["PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH"] = "/home/user/.cache/ms-playwright"
 
 from owl.webapp import create_ui
+import gradio as gr
 
-# Create Gradio interface
+# Create the Gradio interface
 demo = create_ui()
 
-# Launch the app
+# Launch the interface with optimized settings
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     demo.launch(
         server_name="0.0.0.0",
         server_port=7861,
         share=False,
+        favicon_path="assets/owl-favicon.ico",
         show_error=True,
-        favicon_path=None,
-        allowed_paths=None
+        debug=True
     )