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FROM ubuntu

Install dependencies

RUN apt-get update &&
apt-get install -y curl &&
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_18.x | bash - &&
apt-get install -y nodejs &&
apt-get upgrade -y &&
apt-get clean &&
rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

Set working directory

WORKDIR /app

Copy application files

COPY . .

Install node dependencies

RUN npm install

Set the default command

ENTRYPOINT ["node", "app.js"]

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FROM ubuntu

RUN apt-get update
RUN apt-get install -y curl
RUN apt-get upgrade -y

RUN curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_18.x | bash -
RUN apt-get install -y nodejs

COPY package.json package.json
COPY package-lock.json package-lock.json
COPY index.js index.js

RUN npm install
ENTRYPOINT [ "node","index.js" ]

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FROM node

COPY package.json package.json
COPY package-lock.json package-lock.json
COPY index.js index.js

RUN npm install
ENTRYPOINT [ "node","index.js" ]

This worked for me:

FROM ubuntu:latest

RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl

RUN curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_18.x | bash -
RUN apt-get install -y nodejs

RUN node -v
RUN npm -v

COPY package.json package-lock.json ./

RUN npm install

COPY index.js .

EXPOSE 3000

CMD ["node", "index.js"]

FROM node:18-alpine
WORKDIR /app
COPY package*.json ./
RUN npm ci --only=production
COPY . .
EXPOSE 3000
CMD ["node", "main.js"]

these is the most simplest way through which u too can build a dockerfile as its in smaller in size instead of using ubuntu in docker file