Change the base image to alpine linux

Docker/Dockerfile

@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
-FROM python:3.11-slim
+FROM python:3.11-alpine
 
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-    build-essential \
-    libssl-dev \
-    && apt-get clean \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+# Install build tools and necessary libraries on Alpine
+RUN apk add --no-cache \
+    build-base \
+    libssl1.1 \
+    openssl-dev
 
+# Copy and install Python dependencies
 COPY ../requirements.txt ./
-
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
+# Copy the rest of the application
 COPY .. .
 
+# Define the entry point
 ENTRYPOINT ["python3", "-m", "WrapImage.nifti_wrapper"]