ci(docker): updated docker to correctly build and run

Dockerfile

@@ -1,49 +1,38 @@
-# Stage 1: Build the Express.js app
-FROM node:24-alpine AS app-builder
+FROM node:24-alpine AS deps
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY package*.json ./
-COPY app ./app
+
+RUN mkdir frontend
+RUN mkdir lstDocs
+COPY frontend/package*.json ./frontend
+COPY lstDocs/package*.json ./lstDocs
+
 RUN npm install
-RUN npm run build:app
+RUN npm run install:front
+RUN npm run install:docs
 
-#--------------------
-
-# Stage 2: Build the Docusaurus docs
-FROM node:24-alpine AS docs-builder
-WORKDIR /app/lstDocs
-COPY lstDocs/package*.json ./
-COPY --from=app-builder /app/node_modules /app/node_modules
-COPY lstDocs ./
-RUN npm install
-RUN npm run build
-
-#--------------------
-
-# Stage 3: Build the Vite frontend
-FROM node:24-alpine AS front-builder
-WORKDIR /app/frontend
-COPY frontend/package*.json ./
-COPY --from=app-builder /app/node_modules /app/node_modules
-COPY frontend ./
-RUN npm install
-RUN npm run build
-
-#--------------------
-
-# Stage 4: Create the final production image
-FROM node:24-alpine AS runner
+# Build the Next.js app
+FROM node:24-alpine AS builder
 WORKDIR /app
+COPY --from=deps /app/node_modules ./node_modules
+COPY --from=deps /app/frontend/node_modules ./frontend/node_modules
+COPY --from=deps /app/lstDocs/node_modules ./lstDocs/node_modules
+COPY . ./
+RUN npm run build:app
+RUN npm run build:front
+RUN npm run build:docs
+
+# Final stage
+FROM node:24-alpine
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY --from=builder /app/node_modules ./node_modules
+COPY --from=builder /app/dist ./dist
+COPY --from=builder /app/frontend/dist ./frontend/dist
+COPY --from=builder /app/lstDocs/build ./lstDocs/build
+
+
+
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
 ENV RUNNING_IN_DOCKER=true
-
-# Copy production dependencies for the main app
-COPY package*.json ./
-RUN npm install --omit=dev --ignore-scripts
-
-# Copy the built artifacts from each builder stage
-COPY --from=app-builder /app/dist ./dist
-COPY --from=docs-builder /app/lstDocs/build ./lstDocs/build
-COPY --from=front-builder /app/frontend/dist ./frontend/dist
-
 EXPOSE 4200
 CMD ["node", "dist/main.js"]

app/src/internal/routerHandler/routeHandler.ts

@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 import type { Express, Request, Response } from "express";
 
-import healthRoutes from './routes/healthRoutes.js'
-
+import healthRoutes from "./routes/healthRoutes.js";
 
 export const setupRoutes = (app: Express, basePath: string) => {
     // Root / health check
     app.use(basePath + "/health", healthRoutes);
 
+    // always try to go to the app weather we are in dev or in production.
+    app.get(basePath + "/", (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+        res.redirect(basePath + "/app");
+    });
 
     // Fallback 404 handler
     app.use((req: Request, res: Response) => {
         res.status(404).json({ error: "Not Found" });
     });
-}
+};

docker-compose.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+services:
+    app:
+        build:
+            context: .
+            dockerfile: Dockerfile
+        container_name: lst
+        ports:
+            - "${VITE_PORT:-4200}:4200"
+        environment:
+            - NODE_ENV=devolpment
+        restart: unless-stopped

package.json

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
         "dev:app": "dotenvx run -f .env -- tsx watch app/src/main.ts",
         "dev:docs": "cd lstDocs && npm start",
         "dev:front": "cd frontend && npm run dev",
+        "dev": "npm run dev:app",
         "copy:docs": "node scripts/lstDocCopy.mjs",
         "build:app": "rimraf dist && npx tsc",
         "build:front": "cd frontend && rimraf dist && npm run build",
@@ -15,11 +16,11 @@
         "build:wrapper": "cd lstWrapper && rimraf publish && dotnet publish -c Release -o ./publish",
         "build": "npm run build:docs && npm run build:front && npm run build:app",
         "install:front": "cd frontend && npm i",
-        "install:doc": "cd lstDocs && npm i",
+        "install:docs": "cd lstDocs && npm i",
         "install:app": "npm i",
         "start:app": "set NODE_ENV=production && node dist/main.js",
         "start": "dotenvx run -f .env -- npm run start:app",
-        "docker": "docker build --no-cache -t lst-test .",
+        "docker": "docker compose up --build --force-recreate -d",
         "commit": "cz",
         "deploy": "standard-version --conventional-commits && npm run build"
     },