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@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ FROM python:3.10-slim
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
+# Set cache directory for model downloads (shared between build and runtime)
+ENV HF_HOME=/app/.cache
+ENV TORCH_HOME=/app/.cache
+
 # Install system dependencies
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     espeak-ng \
@@ -16,11 +20,14 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir \
     gradio>=5.0.0 \
     && python -m spacy download en_core_web_sm
 
+# Pre-download Kokoro model during build (avoids runtime download timeout)
+RUN python -c "from kokoro import KModel; KModel()"
+
 # Copy application
 COPY app.py .
 
-# Create non-root user
-RUN useradd -m -u 1000 user
+# Create non-root user and set permissions on cache
+RUN useradd -m -u 1000 user && chown -R user:user /app
 USER user
 
 EXPOSE 7860