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# --- Build Stage ---
FROM node:20-alpine AS builder
WORKDIR /app
COPY package.json pnpm-lock.yaml* ./
RUN corepack enable && pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --prod
COPY . .
RUN npm run build --if-present
# --- Production Runner Stage ---
FROM node:20-alpine AS runner
WORKDIR /app
ENV NODE_ENV=production
COPY --from=builder /app ./
USER node
EXPOSE 3000
CMD ["npm", "start"]Docker Best Practices for Production Containers
Why Multi-Stage Builds Matter
Compilers, build toolchains (GCC, Clang, npm devDependencies, Cargo caches), and intermediate objects are required to construct software, but they introduce hundreds of megabytes of bloat and potential security CVEs into production runtime images.
Multi-stage Docker builds isolate the heavyweight build environment in an initial stage (AS builder) and copy only compiled binaries or stripped assets into a lightweight runtime image (such as Alpine or Distroless), shrinking image sizes by up to 90%.
Least Privilege & Non-Root Execution
By default, Docker executes container processes as root. If an attacker exploits a remote code execution vulnerability in your application runtime, they inherit root-level kernel privileges within the container namespace.
Declaring a low-privilege user (USER node or USER appuser) before your container entrypoint prevents root takeover and complies with strict Kubernetes CIS benchmarks.