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+FROM node:22-slim AS base
+ENV PNPM_HOME="/pnpm"
+ENV PATH="$PNPM_HOME:$PATH"
+RUN corepack enable
+
+FROM base AS build
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+COPY . .
+RUN --mount=type=cache,id=pnpm,target=/pnpm/store pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+RUN pnpm run --filter @memegoat/backend build
+RUN pnpm deploy --filter=@memegoat/backend --prod /app
+
+FROM base AS runtime
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY --from=build /app .
+EXPOSE 3000
+CMD [ "node", "dist/main" ]