Adds Dockerfile for easy setup

.dockerignore

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+# Dependencies
+node_modules
+**/node_modules
+.pnp
+.pnp.js
+
+# Testing
+coverage
+**/coverage
+
+# Production builds
+dist
+**/dist
+build
+**/build
+
+# Cache directories
+.cache
+**/.cache
+.npm
+.eslintcache
+.vite
+.nx
+**/.parcel-cache
+
+# Environment files
+.env.*
+!.env.example
+
+# IDE specific files
+.idea
+.vscode
+*.swp
+*.swo
+
+# OS specific files
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Logs
+logs
+*.log
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+
+# Temporary files
+*.tmp
+*.temp

Dockerfile

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+# Use an official Node.js runtime as a parent image
+FROM node:20-alpine
+
+# Set the working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy the rest of the application code
+COPY . .
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN npm i
+RUN npm i -g http-server
+
+RUN npm run plugins:build
+
+RUN echo -e "npx nx reset\nnpm run client:build\nhttp-server -p 80 packages/client/dist" > ./start.sh
+RUN chmod +x ./start.sh
+
+EXPOSE 80
+
+CMD ["sh", "./start.sh"]

README.md

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 To set up the project for development, follow the instructions in the [development documentation](./DEVELOPMENT.md) and get familiar with the app architecture and the plugin system by reading the [technical documentation](./docs/README.md).
 
 ## License
-This project is licensed under the MIT license - see the LICENSE.md file for details.
+This project is licensed under the MIT license - see the LICENSE.md file for details.
+
+## Docker
+To run the STAC-Manager in a Docker container, you can use the provided Dockerfile.
+
+**Build the Docker image**
+```bash
+docker build -t stac-manager .
+```
+
+**Run the Docker container**
+```bash
+docker run --rm -p 8080:80 --name stac-manager -e 'PUBLIC_URL=http://your-url.com' stac-manager
+```
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> The application performs a complete build during container startup to ensure environment variables are properly integrated. This process may take a couple minutes to complete.