Temporary Dockerfile ... still in need of more work

Dockerfile

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+FROM node:18.17.1-alpine3.17
+
+# Set the working directory inside the container
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+
+# Copy package.json and package-lock.json into the container
+COPY package*.json ./
+
+# Install app dependencies inside the container
+RUN npm install
+
+RUN npm run build
+
+# Copy the application code into the container
+COPY . .
+
+# Expose port 3000 to interact with the application
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+# Define the command to run the application
+CMD [ "npm", "start" ]