BULL-3225-better-startup - minor adjustments

docker/Dockerfile.node-be.dev

@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ WORKDIR /app
 
 USER node
 
-#set up dependencies
-COPY --chown=node:node ./xx_project_name_xx-api/package.json ./
+# Copy only package files to leverage Docker caching
+COPY --chown=node:node ./xx_project_name_xx-api/package*.json ./
 
 # install dependencies
-# TODO: It would be best to ensure npm install has been run before creating the image for the first time, then the if check can be removed
 RUN if test -f package-lock.json ; then npm ci ; else npm i ; fi
 
 EXPOSE 8000
+
+# Default command (can be overridden by docker-compose)
+CMD ["npm", "run", "dev"]

docker/Dockerfile.node-vite-ui.dev

 FROM node:20.11
 
-# Create and set ownership for /home/node
-RUN mkdir -p /home/node && chown node:node /home/node
-WORKDIR /home/node
+# Set the working directory
+RUN mkdir -p /app && chown node:node /app
+WORKDIR /app
 
 USER node
 
-# set up dependencies
-COPY --chown=node:node ./xx_project_name_xx-ui/package.json ./
+# Copy only package files to leverage Docker caching
+COPY --chown=node:node ./xx_project_name_xx-ui/package*.json ./
 
 # install dependencies
-# TODO: It would be best to ensure npm install has been run before creating the image for the first time, then the if check can be removed
 RUN if test -f package-lock.json ; then npm ci ; else npm i ; fi
 
 EXPOSE 8080

docker/docker-compose-vue.yml

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ services:
     container_name: xx_project_name_xx-ui
     user: "${UID:-1000}:${GID:-1000}" # Default to 1000:1000 if UID/GID not set
     volumes:
-      - ./xx_project_name_xx-ui:/home/node
-      - /home/node/node_modules
+      - ./xx_project_name_xx-ui:/app
+      - /app/node_modules
     command: npx vite --host
     environment:
       # container internal port (not exposed to host)