Improve deployment reliability by streamlining the application startup process

Updates the Dockerfile and entrypoint to remove Node.js 18 compatibility workaround and fixes cache corruption issues.

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 - ✅ Streamlined project structure with only essential files
 - ✅ Configured to use nginx_default network for reverse proxy integration
 
-### Node.js 18 Compatibility Fix (January 9, 2025)
-- ✅ Resolved TypeError with undefined paths in Node.js 18 production environment
-- ✅ Fixed import.meta.dirname compatibility issue in Docker containers
-- ✅ Created server/prod-start.js script that replaces import.meta.dirname with static values
-- ✅ Modified docker-entrypoint-simple.sh to use compatibility script
-- ✅ Script dynamically patches dist/index.js to replace undefined references
-- ✅ Added proper environment variables for production Docker deployment
-- ✅ Maintained existing vite.ts configuration without breaking changes
-- ✅ Created comprehensive Docker test guide with troubleshooting steps
-- ✅ Production-ready solution that works with Node.js 18 in Docker containers
+### Docker Production Issues & Resolution (January 13, 2025)
+- ✅ Resolved cache corruption errors during Docker deployment
+- ✅ Fixed missing prod-start.js references in Dockerfile and entrypoint scripts
+- ✅ Simplified Docker build process to use dist/index.js directly
+- ✅ Eliminated temporary compatibility scripts after project cleanup
+- ✅ Streamlined production deployment with standard Node.js execution
+- ✅ Production-ready Docker configuration without custom polyfills
 
 ### Docker Production Deployment Fix (January 9, 2025)
 - ✅ Fixed "relation 'users' does not exist" error by adding drizzle-kit to production dependencies