# Use the official Node.js 20 image as the base image FROM node:20 # Set the working directory in the container WORKDIR /app # Copy the package.json and package-lock.json files to the container COPY package*.json ./ # Install the dependencies RUN npm install # Copy the rest of the application's source code to the container COPY . . # Build the React.js application RUN npm run build # Install serve globally so startup is instant (no npx download delay) RUN npm install -g serve # Expose the port that the application listens on EXPOSE 3000 # Start a simple web server to serve the built React.js files CMD [ "serve", "-s", "build" ]