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+# Stage 1: Build Stage
+FROM node:19-alpine AS builder
+
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+
+COPY package*.json ./
+RUN npm install
+COPY . .
+
+# Stage 2: Production Stage
 FROM node:19-alpine
+
 ENV PORT 8080
 
+# Create a non-root user and group
+RUN addgroup -S appgroup && adduser -S appuser -G appgroup
+
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 
-RUN apk add --no-cache git
-COPY . .
+# Copy only the necessary artifacts from the build stage
+COPY --from=builder /usr/src/app .
+
+# Change ownership to the non-root user
+RUN chown -R appuser:appgroup /usr/src/app
+
+USER appuser
+
 EXPOSE 8080
 CMD ["npm", "start", "--no-update-notifier"]
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