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+# Start with a node image
+FROM node
+
+# Install MongoDB
+RUN apt-get update
+RUN apt-get -y install mongodb
+CMD ["/usr/bin/mongod", "--config", "/etc/mongodb.conf"] 
+
+# Setup project directory
+RUN mkdir -p /usr/app
+COPY . /usr/app
+WORKDIR /usr/app
+
+# Install all node_modules
+RUN npm install
+
+# Setup env variables passed along with `docker run`
+ENV APP_ID myAppId
+ENV MASTER_KEY mySecretMasterKey
+ENV FILE_KEY optionalFileKey
+
+# Expose the ports from Docker container to the VM
+EXPOSE 8080 27017 
+
+# We run index.js, but you should update this to the main
+# file defined in `main` in package.json
+CMD node index.js