Dockerfile

# Use the official Node.js runtime as the base image
FROM node:18-alpine as build

# Set the working directory in the container
WORKDIR /app

# Copy package.json and package-lock.json (if available)
COPY package*.json ./

# Install dependencies
RUN npm ci --only=production

# Copy the rest of the application code
COPY . .

# Build the React application
RUN npm run build

# Production stage
FROM nginx:alpine

# Copy the built React app to Nginx's web server directory
COPY --from=build /app/build /usr/share/nginx/html

# Copy custom Nginx configuration
COPY nginx.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf

# Expose port 80 for the Nginx server
EXPOSE 80

# Start Nginx when the container runs
CMD ["nginx", "-g", "daemon off;"]