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+.git
+node_modules
+out
+.next
+.vscode
+.prettier*
+/eslintrc*
+TODO
+.editorconfig
+**.log
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+# Statically build nextjs, deploy on ngnix
+# To build:
+# 		docker build -t nextjs-static -f ./dockerfile .
+
+# To run:
+#		docker run --rm -e 'PORT=80' -p 80:80 -d --name nextjs-static nextjs-static:latest
+
+FROM node:latest as builder
+
+WORKDIR /app
+# install deps
+COPY package.json yarn.lock ./
+RUN yarn --production --frozen-lockfile
+
+#copy the directory after install is done
+
+
+COPY . .
+
+#export
+RUN yarn next build && yarn next export
+
+#stage2 
+FROM nginx:alpine
+
+COPY nginx /etc/nginx/
+
+# ## Remove default nginx index page 
+RUN rm -rf /usr/share/nginx/html/*
+
+# # Copy static files from the builder
+COPY --from=builder /app/out /usr/share/nginx/html
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["nginx", "-g", "daemon off;"]
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