changed to uv fo managing dependencies

backend/Dockerfile

@@ -1,11 +1,29 @@
-FROM python:3.11-slim
+FROM python:3.12-slim-bookworm
 
+# The installer requires curl (and certificates) to download the release archive
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends curl ca-certificates
+
+# Download the latest installer
+ADD https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh /uv-installer.sh
+
+# Run the installer then remove it
+RUN sh /uv-installer.sh && rm /uv-installer.sh
+
+# Ensure the installed binary is on the `PATH`
+ENV PATH="/root/.local/bin/:$PATH"
+
+# Set the working directory
 WORKDIR /app
-COPY Pipfile Pipfile.lock .
 
-RUN pip install pipenv
-RUN pipenv install --deploy --system
+# Copy uv files
+COPY pyproject.toml pyproject.toml
+COPY uv.lock uv.lock
+COPY .python-version .python-version
 
+# Sync the venv
+RUN uv sync --frozen --no-cache
+
+# Copy application files
 COPY src src
 
 EXPOSE 8000
@@ -17,4 +35,4 @@ ENV MEMCACHED_HOST_PATH=none
 ENV LOKI_URL=none
 
 # explicitly use a string instead of an argument list to force a shell and variable expansion
-CMD fastapi run src/main.py --port 8000 --workers $NUM_WORKERS
+CMD uv run fastapi run src/main.py --port 8000 --workers $NUM_WORKERS