ChristianLempa_Boilerplates/library/docker/webapp/Dockerfile

---
name: Basic Web App Dockerfile
description: Multi-stage Dockerfile for Node.js web applications with security best practices
author: xcad (Christian Lempa)
date: 2025-08-29
module: docker
files:
  - .dockerignore
  - docker-compose.yml
---
# Multi-stage build for Node.js application
FROM node:18-alpine AS builder

# Set working directory
WORKDIR /app

# Copy package files
COPY package*.json ./

# Install dependencies
RUN npm ci --only=production

# Copy source code
COPY . .

# Build application
RUN npm run build

# Production stage
FROM node:18-alpine AS production

# Create non-root user
RUN addgroup -g 1001 -S nodejs && \
    adduser -S nextjs -u 1001

# Set working directory
WORKDIR /app

# Copy built application from builder stage
COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/dist ./dist
COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/node_modules ./node_modules
COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/package.json ./package.json

# Switch to non-root user
USER nextjs

# Expose port
EXPOSE 3000

# Health check
HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=3s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
  CMD curl -f http://localhost:3000/health || exit 1

# Start application
CMD ["npm", "start"]