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frontend/Dockerfile

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+# Stage 1: Build the React application
+FROM node:18-alpine AS build
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy package.json and package-lock.json
+COPY package*.json ./
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN npm install
+
+# Copy the rest of the application source code
+COPY . .
+
+# Build the application
+RUN npm run build
+
+# Stage 2: Serve the application with Nginx
+FROM nginx:1.21-alpine
+
+# Copy the built application from the build stage
+COPY --from=build /app/build /usr/share/nginx/html
+
+# Copy a custom Nginx configuration if needed (optional)
+COPY nginx.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
+
+# Expose port 80
+EXPOSE 80
+
+# Start Nginx
+CMD ["nginx", "-g", "daemon off;"]