docs/dev/Dockerfile-app

# ./Dockerfile

FROM node:19-alpine
WORKDIR /app

# Copy package.json files for client and api
COPY /client/package*.json /app/client/
COPY /api/package*.json /app/api/
COPY /package*.json /app/

# Install dependencies for both client and api
RUN npm ci

# Copy the current directory contents into the container
COPY /client/ /app/client/
COPY /api/ /app/api/

# Set the memory limit for Node.js
ENV NODE_OPTIONS="--max-old-space-size=2048"

# Build artifacts for the client
RUN cd /app/client && npm run build

# Create the necessary directory and copy the client side code to the api directory
RUN mkdir -p /app/api/client && cp -R /app/client/dist /app/api/client/dist

# Make port 3080 available to the world outside this container
EXPOSE 3080

# Expose the server to 0.0.0.0
ENV HOST=0.0.0.0

# Run the app when the container launches
WORKDIR /app/api
CMD ["npm", "start"]