Allow users to spin up a docker environment

docker-compose.yml

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+services:
+  app:
+    build: .
+    ports:
+      - "3000:3000"
+    environment:
+      - NODE_ENV=development

dockerfile

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+# Use an official Node.js runtime as a parent image
+FROM node:14
+
+# Set the working directory in the container
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy the package*.json files to the working directory
+COPY package*.json ./
+
+# Install the dependencies
+RUN npm install
+
+# Copy the application code
+COPY . .
+
+# Expose the port the application will run on
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+# Run the command to start the application when the container launches
+CMD ["npm", "start"]