Ensures production build works without a lockfile

Allows fallback to npm install if a lockfile is missing,
preventing CI or partial checkouts from failing.

Author: mbertelsen

server/server/Dockerfile

@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@ RUN npm run build
 FROM node:18-alpine
 WORKDIR /app
 # Install only production deps
-COPY package.json package-lock.json ./
-RUN npm ci --production
+COPY package.json ./
+# If a package-lock.json is present, npm ci will be used; if not, fall back
+# to npm install so the build doesn't fail when the lockfile is absent in the
+# build context (common when CI checkouts or subfolders don't include it).
+RUN npm ci --production || npm install --production
 COPY --from=build /app/dist ./dist
 EXPOSE 4000
 CMD ["node", "dist/index.js"]