Merge fc1fea3a6c4661254c378c4478dd9986542c2b70 into 7fdd53b5bfec2da2ad912b62d53ac38f9d95a774

Author: Chrisyhjiang

backend/Dockerfile

@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
-# Use the official Node.js image
-FROM node:20-alpine
+# Use the slim version of Debian Bookworm as the base image
+FROM debian:bookworm-slim
+
+# Set environment variables to avoid interactive prompts during package installation
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+# Update the package list and install Node.js, npm, and any other dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    curl \
+    && curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | bash - \
+    && apt-get install -y nodejs \
+    && apt-get clean \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # Create and change to the app directory
 WORKDIR /app
@@ -15,3 +26,6 @@ COPY . .
 
 # Expose the port the app runs on
 EXPOSE 3000
+
+# Define the command to run your application
+CMD ["npm", "start"]