diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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+++ b/.dockerignore
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+.git
+.gitignore
+node_modules
+build
+npm-debug.log
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+# Use Node 20 slim image
+FROM node:20-slim
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY package*.json /app/
+
+RUN npm config set fetch-retry-maxtimeout 600000 \
+    && npm config set fetch-retries 5 \
+    && npm config set fetch-retry-mintimeout 10000 \
+    && npm install --no-audit --no-fund
+
+COPY . /app/
+
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+# Start development server
+CMD ["npm", "start"]