Dockerfile

FROM node:alpine AS builder

# set working directory
WORKDIR /app

# install app dependencies
#copies package.json and package-lock.json to Docker environment
COPY package*.json ./
# Installs all node packages
#RUN npm ci
RUN npm install --force

# Copies everything over to Docker environment
COPY . ./
RUN npm run build

#Stage 2
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#pull the official nginx:1.19.0 base image
FROM nginx:1.19.0
#copies React to the container directory
# Set working directory to nginx resources directory
# WORKDIR /usr/share/nginx/html
COPY nginx/default.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
# Remove default nginx static resources
RUN rm -rf ./usr/share/nginx/html/*
# Copies static resources from builder stage
COPY --from=builder /app/build /usr/share/nginx/html/
# Containers run nginx with global directives and daemon off
# EXPOSE 3000

ENTRYPOINT ["nginx", "-g", "daemon off;"]