# Use the official Node.js 14 image as the base image FROM node:21.4-alpine # Set the working directory inside the container WORKDIR /app # Copy package.json and package-lock.json to the working directory COPY package*.json ./ # Install project dependencies RUN npm install # Copy the project files to the working directory COPY . ./ # Expose port 3000 for the Node.js application EXPOSE 3000 WORKDIR /app # Start the Node.js application CMD [ "node", "app.js" ]