Update Dockerfile-web-ui-dev to use Node 18.16.0 and Alpine 3.17.2

src/Managing.WebApp/Dockerfile

@@ -1,39 +1,38 @@
-# Use an official Node.js runtime as a parent image
-FROM node:18
+# Use an official Node.js image as the base
+FROM node:18-alpine
 
-# Set the working directory inside the container
+# Set the working directory in the container
 WORKDIR /app
 
+# Set environment variable to skip Chromium download
+ENV PUPPETEER_SKIP_CHROMIUM_DOWNLOAD=true
 
-# Install xsel for clipboard access (useful for some applications)
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y xsel
+# Install git and Python
+RUN apk update && apk add --no-cache git python3 make g++
 
-# Copy only package.json and package-lock.json (or yarn.lock) initially
-# This takes advantage of cached Docker layers
+# Create a symlink for python3 as python
+RUN ln -sf /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/python
+
+# Copy package.json and package-lock.json to the container
 COPY package*.json ./
 
-# Install dependencies
-# npm ci is used instead of npm install when you want a clean, exact installation
-#RUN npm ci --verbose
-# Try to install dependencies with a retry mechanism
-#RUN for i in 1 2 3; do npm ci --verbose && break || sleep 15; done
+# Install dependencies with the --legacy-peer-deps flag to bypass peer dependency conflicts
+RUN npm install --legacy-peer-deps
 
-# Copy the rest of your application code
+# Copy the rest of the app's source code to the container
 COPY . .
 
-# Set necessary environment variables (if they are not secrets)
-ENV NODE_ENV=development
-ENV VITE_API_URL_LOCAL=https://localhost:5001
-ENV VITE_API_URL_SERVER=https://localhost
+# Build the app
+RUN npm run build
 
-# Expose port 3000 for the application
-EXPOSE 3000
+# Use NGINX as the web server
+FROM nginx:alpine
 
-# Install global dependencies if absolutely necessary (generally not recommended to do globally)
-RUN npm install -g serve vite
+# Copy the built app to the NGINX web server directory
+COPY --from=0 /app/build /usr/share/nginx/html
 
-# Build the application
-RUN node --max-old-space-size=4096 node_modules/.bin/vite build
+# Expose port 80 for the NGINX web server
+EXPOSE 80
 
-# Command to run the application
-CMD ["npm", "run", "serve"]
+# Start the NGINX web server
+CMD ["nginx", "-g", "daemon off;"]