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Dockerfile for Nest.js with Prisma ORM and Turborepo

I've been setting up a new OSS project with multiple packages, and I wanted to share my Dockerfile setup for Nest.js app with pnpm, Turborepo and Prisma ORM.

  • It is multi-stage
  • It uses pnpm
  • It uses prisma (& generates types during build)
  • It is secure (runs as a separate user)
  • It is lightweight & fast (uses only required components + pnpm)
  • It simply works

Before using, remember to change @cavaliercommerce/product-service to the package name of the app/package you're building. Also, you might want to change apps/product-service to something that matches your app name (you don't have to, but it's recommended).

FROM node:20-alpine AS base
ENV PNPM_HOME="/pnpm"
ENV PATH="$PNPM_HOME:$PATH"
RUN apk add --no-cache libc6-compat && \
    corepack enable && \
    pnpm install turbo --global
 
FROM base AS builder
RUN apk add --no-cache openssl
WORKDIR /usr/src/app
COPY package.json pnpm-lock.yaml* ./
COPY . .
RUN turbo prune --scope=@cavaliercommerce/product-service --docker
 
FROM base AS installer
WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 
COPY .gitignore .gitignore
# COPY reset.d.ts reset.d.ts # only if you're using ts-reset library
COPY --from=builder /usr/src/app/out/json/ .
COPY --from=builder /usr/src/app/out/pnpm-lock.yaml ./pnpm-lock.yaml
COPY --from=builder /usr/src/app/out/pnpm-workspace.yaml ./pnpm-workspace.yaml
COPY --from=builder /usr/src/app/out/full/ .
 
RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
COPY turbo.json turbo.json
RUN npx prisma generate --schema apps/product-service/prisma/schema.prisma
RUN turbo run build --filter=@cavaliercommerce/product-service...
 
FROM node:20-alpine AS runner
WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 
RUN apk add --no-cache openssl && \
    addgroup --system --gid 1001 nodejs && \
    adduser --system --uid 1001 nodejs
 
COPY --from=installer --chown=nodejs:nodejs /usr/src/app/package.json ./package.json
COPY --from=installer --chown=nodejs:nodejs /usr/src/app/node_modules ./node_modules
COPY --from=installer --chown=nodejs:nodejs /usr/src/app/apps/product-service/package.json ./apps/product-service/package.json
COPY --from=installer --chown=nodejs:nodejs /usr/src/app/apps/product-service/dist ./apps/product-service/dist
COPY --from=installer --chown=nodejs:nodejs /usr/src/app/apps/product-service/node_modules ./apps/product-service/node_modules
COPY --from=installer --chown=nodejs:nodejs /usr/src/app/apps/product-service/prisma ./apps/product-service/prisma
COPY --from=installer --chown=nodejs:nodejs /usr/src/app/packages ./packages
 
USER nodejs
WORKDIR /usr/src/app/apps/product-service
RUN npx prisma generate
CMD node dist/main.js

Published on January 27, 2025 • 2 min read