diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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+node_modules
+dist
+.git
+.gitignore
+README.md
+README_BACKEND.md
+BACKEND_SETUP.md
+.env
+bun.lockb
+package-lock.json
+.dockerignore
+Dockerfile
+Dockerfile.backend
+docker-compose.yml
+nginx.conf
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+# Stage 1: Build the React application
+FROM node:18-alpine AS builder
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy package files
+COPY package*.json ./
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN npm ci
+
+# Copy all files
+COPY . .
+
+# Build the application
+RUN npm run build
+
+# Stage 2: Serve with Nginx
+FROM nginx:alpine
+
+# Copy the built React app to Nginx's html directory
+COPY --from=builder /app/dist /usr/share/nginx/html
+
+# Copy custom Nginx configuration
+COPY nginx.conf /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
+
+# Expose port 80
+EXPOSE 80
+
+# Start Nginx
+CMD ["nginx", "-g", "daemon off;"]
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diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
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+events {
+    worker_connections 1024;
+}
+
+http {
+    include       /etc/nginx/mime.types;
+    default_type  application/octet-stream;
+
+    # Log format
+    log_format main '$remote_addr - $remote_user [$time_local] "$request" '
+                    '$status $body_bytes_sent "$http_referer" '
+                    '"$http_user_agent" "$http_x_forwarded_for"';
+
+    access_log /var/log/nginx/access.log main;
+    error_log /var/log/nginx/error.log;
+
+    sendfile on;
+    keepalive_timeout 65;
+
+    # Gzip compression
+    gzip on;
+    gzip_vary on;
+    gzip_min_length 1024;
+    gzip_types text/plain text/css text/xml text/javascript application/javascript application/xml+rss application/json;
+
+    # Server block
+    server {
+        listen 80;
+        server_name localhost;
+
+        # Serve static files
+        location / {
+            root /usr/share/nginx/html;
+            index index.html index.htm;
+            try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
+        }
+
+        # Proxy API requests to the backend server
+        location /api/ {
+            proxy_pass http://localhost:3001/;
+            proxy_http_version 1.1;
+            proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+            proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';
+            proxy_set_header Host $host;
+            proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+            proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
+        }
+    }
+}
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