Run it local without Docker

Prerequisite

• Install npm

Start Server/backend:

cd mern/server
npm install
npm start

Start Client/frontend (on port 5173):

cd mern/client
npm install
npm run dev

Using Docker Compose

docker compose up -d

Used Distroless images in multi-staging Dockerfile to reduse the size of final image (from 1.79 GB to 213 MB) and Reduced Attack Surface