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+# Node modules (we'll install fresh in the image)
+node_modules
+npm-debug.log
+yarn-error.log
+
+# Logs
+logs
+*.log
+
+# Environment files (optional for security)
+.env
+.env.*
+
+# OS & editor junk
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+*.swp
+*.swo
+.idea
+.vscode
+
+# Test coverage / build artifacts
+coverage
+dist
+build
+tmp
+.cache
+
+# Git
+.git
+.gitignore
+
+# Dockerignore itself (not needed inside the image)
+.dockerignore
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+FROM node:23.11-alpine AS node_base
+WORKDIR /app
+
+FROM node_base AS builder
+
+COPY package.json package-lock.json tsconfig.json ./
+RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.npm npm ci --ignore-scripts --omit-dev
+
+COPY . ./
+RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.npm-production npm run build
+
+FROM node_base AS release
+COPY package.json package-lock.json ./
+COPY --from=builder /app/build ./build
+ENV NODE_ENV=production
+RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.npm npm ci --ignore-scripts --omit-dev
+ENTRYPOINT ["node", "/app/build/index.js"]
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