diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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+++ b/.dockerignore
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+node_modules/
+.vscode/
+.git/
+.gitignore
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diff --git a/Containerfile b/Containerfile
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+FROM docker.io/node:23-alpine3.19
+EXPOSE 8080
+
+ARG NODE_ENV=production
+ENV NODE_ENV $NODE_ENV
+
+WORKDIR /app
+RUN chown node:node ./
+
+USER node
+
+COPY package.json package-lock.json* ./
+RUN npm ci && npm cache clean --force
+
+COPY *.js ./
+COPY frontend/ frontend/
+
+CMD ["node", "./backend.js"]
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