diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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-node_modules/
-LICENSE
-README.md
-package-lock.json
-yarn.lock
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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-FROM node:17
-
-# Set working directory 
-WORKDIR /opt/catApi
-# and copy files into that directory 
-COPY . ./
-
-RUN npm install -g npm@8 && npm install --save-dev
-
-CMD npm start
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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-## DO NOT USE ##
-services:
-  catweb:
-    build: .
-    ports:
-      - "${PORT}:${PORT}"
-    command: npm start
-    container_name: catApi
-    restart: unless-stopped
-    volumes:
-      - type: bind
-        source: ./images
-        target: /opt/catApi/images
-      - type: bind
-        source: ./.env
-        target: /opt/catApi/.env
-    tmpfs: /tmp # temp files such are stored here
-    working_dir: /opt/catApi
-    tty: true
-    environment:
-      - NODE_ENV=production # for production
-      - LOG_LEVEL=debug # debug, info, warn, error
-      - FORCE_COLOR=3 # force color output