diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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+++ b/.dockerignore
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+node_modules
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+## base image
+FROM node:13.12.0-buster-slim
+
+## set working directory
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+
+## add `/usr/src/app/node_modules/.bin` to $PATH
+ENV PATH /usr/src/app/node_modules/.bin:$PATH
+
+## install and cache app dependencies
+COPY package.json /usr/src/app/package.json
+
+## create user "node" and give permissions
+RUN chown -R node:node . && chmod -R 755 .
+USER node
+
+# install app dependencies
+RUN npm install
+
+## start app
+CMD ["npm", "start"]
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diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+version: '3.7'
+
+services:
+  reactive-resume:
+    container_name: reactive-resume
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    volumes:
+      - '.:/usr/src/app'
+      - '/usr/src/app/node_modules'
+    ports:
+      - '3001:3000'
+    environment:
+      - NODE_ENV=development