adding dockerfile and compose files for hosting chessu in container

.dockerignore

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+.github
+CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
+CONTRIBUTING.md
+LICENSE
+README.md
+docker-compose.yml
+Dockerfile
+LICENSE

.gitignore

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 node_modules
 .pnp
+.pnpm-store
 .pnp.js
 
 .next

Dockerfile

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+FROM node:lts-alpine3.20
+
+ENV PNPM_HOME=/usr/local/bin
+
+WORKDIR /opt/chessu/
+
+COPY . .
+
+RUN apk update && \
+    corepack enable && corepack prepare pnpm@latest --activate && \
+    pnpm config set store-dir /opt/chessu/.pnpm-store && \
+    pnpm install -g pnpm@latest && \
+    pnpm install --unsafe-perm
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["pnpm"]
+
+CMD ["start"]

README.md

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    - To run the frontend and backend servers separately, use `pnpm dev:client` and `pnpm dev:server`, respectively.
 5. You can now access the frontend at http://localhost:3000 and the backend at http://localhost:3001.
 
+## Running chessu with Docker
+
+To build the project with Docker, you can use the provided `Dockerfile`.
+```sh
+docker build -t chessu .
+```
+
+This command will build the Docker image with the name `chessu`. You can then run the image with the following command:
+```sh
+docker run -p 3000:3000 -p 3001:3001 chessu
+```
+
+Once built, to start the project with POSTGRES, you can use the provided `docker-compose.yml` file.
+```sh
+docker-compose up
+```
+Please make sure to modify the values in the `server/.env` file to match the values in the `docker-compose.yml` file or vice versa.
+
+The entrypoint for the Docker image is set to run pnpm.
+The Dockerfile's `CMD` instruction is set to run the project in production mode. 
+If you want to run the project in development mode, you can override the `CMD` instruction by running the following command:
+```sh
+docker run -p 3000:3000 -p 3001:3001 chessu dev # runs both client and server in development mode
+docker run -p 3000:3000 -p 3001:3001 chessu dev:client # runs only the client in development mode
+docker run -p 3000:3000 -p 3001:3001 chessu dev:server # runs only the server in development mode
+```
 ## Contributing
 
 Please read our [Contributing Guidelines](./CONTRIBUTING.md) before starting a pull request.

docker-compose.yml

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+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  chessu:
+    image: chessu:latest # Replace with the correct image if needed
+    container_name: chessu_container
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_DB: chessu
+      POSTGRES_USER: exampleuser
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: examplepassword
+      DATABASE_URL: postgres://chessu_user:chessu_pass@db:5432/chessu
+    ports:
+      - "3000:3000"
+      - "3001:3001"
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+    networks:
+      - chessu_network
+
+  db:
+    image: postgres:15
+    container_name: postgres_container
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_DB: chessu
+      POSTGRES_USER: exampleuser
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: examplepassword
+    volumes:
+      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    networks:
+      - chessu_network
+
+volumes:
+  postgres_data:
+
+networks:
+  chessu_network:
+    driver: bridge