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+# Use an official Node.js runtime as a parent image
+FROM node:18-alpine
+
+# Set the working directory
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+
+# Copy package.json and package-lock.json to the working directory
+COPY package*.json ./
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN npm install
+
+# Copy the rest of the application's source code
+COPY . .
+
+# Build the application
+RUN npm run build
+
+# Expose the port the app runs on
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+# Define the command to run the application
+CMD [ "npm", "start" ]