Adapt application to serve static files directly in production

Remove Vite dependency in production Dockerfile and server configuration, and serve static assets and SPA fallback from the built distribution directory.

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Dockerfile

@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ RUN npm ci --only=production && npm cache clean --force
 COPY --from=build --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/dist ./dist
 COPY --from=build --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/shared ./shared
 
+# Create symlink for public files to be accessible from dist
+RUN ln -sf /app/dist/public /app/dist/public
+
 # Create uploads directory with proper permissions
 RUN mkdir -p /app/uploads && chown -R nextjs:nodejs /app/uploads
 

attached_assets/Pasted-Error-ERR-MODULE-NOT-FOUND-Cannot-find-package-vite-imported-from-app-dist-index-js-at--1754924794519_1754924794519.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+Error [ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND]: Cannot find package 'vite' imported from /app/dist/index.js
+
+    at packageResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:873:9)
+
+    at moduleResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:946:18)
+
+    at defaultResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:1188:11)
+
+    at ModuleLoader.defaultResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:642:12)
+
+    at #cachedDefaultResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:591:25)
+
+    at ModuleLoader.resolve (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:574:38)
+
+    at ModuleLoader.getModuleJobForImport (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:236:38)
+
+    at ModuleJob._link (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:130:49) {
+
+  code: 'ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND'
+
+}
+
+Node.js v20.19.4
+
+node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:873
+
+  throw new ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND(packageName, fileURLToPath(base), null);
+
+
+
+^
+
+Error [ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND]: Cannot find package 'vite' imported from /app/dist/index.js
+
+    at packageResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:873:9)
+
+    at moduleResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:946:18)
+
+    at defaultResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:1188:11)
+
+    at ModuleLoader.defaultResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:642:12)
+
+    at #cachedDefaultResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:591:25)
+
+    at ModuleLoader.resolve (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:574:38)
+
+    at ModuleLoader.getModuleJobForImport (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:236:38)
+
+    at ModuleJob._link (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:130:49) {
+
+  code: 'ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND'
+
+}
+
+Node.js v20.19.4
+
+node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:873
+
+  throw new ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND(packageName, fileURLToPath(base), null);
+
+
+
+^
+
+Error [ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND]: Cannot find package 'vite' imported from /app/dist/index.js
+
+    at packageResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:873:9)
+
+    at moduleResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:946:18)
+
+    at defaultResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:1188:11)
+
+    at ModuleLoader.defaultResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:642:12)
+
+    at #cachedDefaultResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:591:25)
+
+    at ModuleLoader.resolve (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:574:38)
+
+    at ModuleLoader.getModuleJobForImport (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:236:38)
+
+    at ModuleJob._link (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:130:49) {
+
+  code: 'ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND'
+
+}
+
+Node.js v20.19.4
+
+node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:873
+
+  throw new ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND(packageName, fileURLToPath(base), null);
+
+
+
+^
+
+Error [ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND]: Cannot find package 'vite' imported from /app/dist/index.js
+
+    at packageResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:873:9)
+
+    at moduleResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:946:18)
+
+    at defaultResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:1188:11)
+
+    at ModuleLoader.defaultResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:642:12)
+
+    at #cachedDefaultResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:591:25)
+
+    at ModuleLoader.resolve (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:574:38)
+
+    at ModuleLoader.getModuleJobForImport (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:236:38)
+
+    at ModuleJob._link (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:130:49) {
+
+  code: 'ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND'
+
+}
+
+Node.js v20.19.4
+
+node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:873
+
+  throw new ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND(packageName, fileURLToPath(base), null);
+
+
+
+^
+
+Error [ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND]: Cannot find package 'vite' imported from /app/dist/index.js
+
+    at packageResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:873:9)
+
+    at moduleResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:946:18)
+
+    at defaultResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:1188:11)
+
+    at ModuleLoader.defaultResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:642:12)
+
+    at #cachedDefaultResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:591:25)
+
+    at ModuleLoader.resolve (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:574:38)
+
+    at ModuleLoader.getModuleJobForImport (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:236:38)
+
+    at ModuleJob._link (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:130:49) {
+
+  code: 'ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND'
+
+}
+
+Node.js v20.19.4
+
+node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:873
+
+  throw new ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND(packageName, fileURLToPath(base), null);
+
+
+
+^
+
+Error [ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND]: Cannot find package 'vite' imported from /app/dist/index.js
+
+    at packageResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:873:9)
+
+    at moduleResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:946:18)
+
+    at defaultResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:1188:11)
+
+    at ModuleLoader.defaultResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:642:12)
+
+    at #cachedDefaultResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:591:25)
+
+    at ModuleLoader.resolve (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:574:38)
+
+    at ModuleLoader.getModuleJobForImport (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:236:38)
+
+    at ModuleJob._link (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:130:49) {
+
+  code: 'ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND'
+
+}
+
+Node.js v20.19.4
+
+
+      
+      
+    

server/index.production.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 import express, { type Request, Response, NextFunction } from "express";
-import { setupVite, serveStatic } from "./vite.js";
-
-// Production routes - simplified for Docker deployment
 import { createServer, type Server } from "http";
 import { storage } from "./storage.js";
 import { setupLocalAuth, requireAuth } from "./localAuth.production.js";
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
+import { dirname, join } from 'path';
+
+// Get directory paths
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
 
 console.log('🐳 PRODUCTION: Starting LogiFlow application');
 
@@ -124,8 +127,20 @@ app.use((err: any, _req: Request, res: Response, _next: NextFunction) => {
   throw err;
 });
 
-// Production setup - serve static files
-serveStatic(app);
+// Serve static files directly in production (no Vite)
+const publicPath = join(__dirname, 'public');
+console.log('🐳 Serving static files from:', publicPath);
+
+app.use('/assets', express.static(join(publicPath, 'assets')));
+app.use('/', express.static(publicPath));
+
+// SPA fallback - serve index.html for all non-API routes
+app.get('*', (req, res, next) => {
+  if (req.path.startsWith('/api/')) {
+    return next();
+  }
+  res.sendFile(join(publicPath, 'index.html'));
+});
 
 const port = process.env.PORT ? parseInt(process.env.PORT) : 3000;
 server.listen(port, "0.0.0.0", () => {