Merge pull request #268 from abhinav-m22/docker

Added the dockerfile for containerizing the app

Author: Susmita-Dey

.dockerignore

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+node_modules
+npm-debug.log
+build

Dockerfile

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+# Using latest Node.js base image
+FROM node:18
+
+# Set the working directory in the container
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+
+# Copy package.json and package-lock.json
+COPY package*.json ./
+
+# Install app dependencies
+RUN npm install
+# If you are building your code for production
+# RUN npm ci --omit=dev
+
+# Bundle app source
+COPY . .
+
+# Expose the PORT
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+# Start the server by building the app
+CMD [ "npm", "start" ]