diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 73fcce6..779f616 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,13 +1,22 @@
+
 # Server configuration
 HOST=0.0.0.0
 PORT=9854
 
 # Model configuration
-DEFAULT_MODEL=turbo
-MODEL_DOWNLOAD_ROOT=/app/models
+DEFAULT_MODEL=tiny
+MODEL_DOWNLOAD_ROOT=./models
 
-# API Keys
-KEYS_FILE=/app/keys.txt
+# Security configuration
+KEYS_FILE=keys.txt
 
-# Logging
+# Logging configuration (optional)
 LOG_LEVEL=INFO
+
+# ROCm GPU configuration
+HSA_OVERRIDE_GFX_VERSION=10.3.0
+ROCM_PATH=/opt/rocm
+
+# Example of available Whisper models:
+# tiny, base, small, medium, large, turbo
+# turbo is recommended for best speed/quality balance
diff --git a/.idea/inspectionProfiles/profiles_settings.xml b/.idea/inspectionProfiles/profiles_settings.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..105ce2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/inspectionProfiles/profiles_settings.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<component name="InspectionProjectProfileManager">
+  <settings>
+    <option name="USE_PROJECT_PROFILE" value="false" />
+    <version value="1.0" />
+  </settings>
+</component>
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diff --git a/.idea/material_theme_project_new.xml b/.idea/material_theme_project_new.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8dd540
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/material_theme_project_new.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="MaterialThemeProjectNewConfig">
+    <option name="metadata">
+      <MTProjectMetadataState>
+        <option name="migrated" value="true" />
+        <option name="pristineConfig" value="false" />
+        <option name="userId" value="-6077f146:198b84bb7ea:-7ffe" />
+      </MTProjectMetadataState>
+    </option>
+  </component>
+</project>
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diff --git a/.idea/misc.xml b/.idea/misc.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b79d30e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/misc.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="Black">
+    <option name="sdkName" value="Python 3.13 (simple-asr-server)" />
+  </component>
+  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" project-jdk-name="Python 3.13 (simple-asr-server)" project-jdk-type="Python SDK" />
+</project>
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diff --git a/.idea/vcs.xml b/.idea/vcs.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35eb1dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/vcs.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="VcsDirectoryMappings">
+    <mapping directory="" vcs="Git" />
+  </component>
+</project>
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 57398d0..9b71450 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# Use ROCm compatible Python image as base
-FROM rocm/pytorch:rocm6.1_ubuntu22.04_py3.10_pytorch_2.1.2
+# Use official Python image as base
+FROM python:3.10-slim
 
 # Set working directory
 WORKDIR /app
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ RUN mkdir -p /app/models /app/data
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
 ENV MODEL_DOWNLOAD_ROOT=/app/models
 ENV KEYS_FILE=/app/data/keys.txt
-ENV HSA_OVERRIDE_GFX_VERSION=10.3.0
-ENV ROCM_PATH=/opt/rocm
 
 # Expose port
 EXPOSE 9854
@@ -43,4 +41,3 @@ HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=10s --start-period=60s --retries=3 \
 
 # Run the application
 CMD ["python", "app.py"]
-
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 217c4d8..c3f060d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ uvicorn[standard]
 python-multipart
 openai-whisper
 python-dotenv
+
+
diff --git a/start_server.sh b/start_server.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index f354e2a..2ac7bf9
--- a/start_server.sh
+++ b/start_server.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,22 @@ export LOG_LEVEL=${LOG_LEVEL:-"INFO"}
 mkdir -p "${MODEL_DOWNLOAD_ROOT}"
 mkdir -p "$(dirname "${KEYS_FILE}")"
 
+# Check if virtual environment exists, create if not
+VENV_DIR="${APP_DIR}/venv"
+if [ ! -d "${VENV_DIR}" ]; then
+    echo "Creating virtual environment..."
+    python3 -m venv "${VENV_DIR}"
+fi
+
+# Activate virtual environment
+echo "Activating virtual environment..."
+source "${VENV_DIR}/bin/activate"
+
+# Install/upgrade dependencies
+echo "Installing/upgrading dependencies..."
+pip install --upgrade pip
+pip install -r "${APP_DIR}/requirements.txt"
+
 # Change to app directory
 cd "${APP_DIR}"
 
@@ -45,3 +61,4 @@ echo "Log Level: ${LOG_LEVEL}"
 
 # Start the application
 exec python3 app.py
+