.dockerignore

@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
 **/node_modules
-**/dist
-**/build
 **/.dart_tool
 **/coverage
-.git
 **/*.log
+.git
+.github
+backend/dist
+# Flutter platform scaffolding / caches — the build/web bundle IS needed.
+client/app/android
+client/app/ios
+client/app/linux
+client/app/macos
+client/app/windows
+client/app/.dart_tool
 # Secrets: passed at runtime via env_file / bind mount, never baked in.
 backend/.env
 backend/serviceAccount.json

Dockerfile

@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
+#
+# The Flutter web bundle is built on the HOST (it needs a ~2.8 GB SDK image
+# otherwise). Before `docker compose build`, run:
+#     (cd client/app && flutter build web --release)
+# This Dockerfile just copies client/app/build/web into the runtime image.
 
-# --- 1. Flutter web build -------------------------------------------------
-FROM ghcr.io/cirruslabs/flutter:stable AS web
-WORKDIR /src
-COPY client/app/pubspec.yaml client/app/pubspec.lock ./
-RUN flutter pub get
-COPY client/app/ ./
-RUN flutter build web --release
-
-# --- 2. Backend build --------------------------------------------------------
+# --- 1. Backend build ---------------------------------------------------------
 FROM node:20-bookworm-slim AS api-build
 WORKDIR /src
 COPY backend/package.json backend/package-lock.json ./
@@ -16,7 +13,7 @@ RUN npm ci
 COPY backend/ ./
 RUN npx prisma generate && npm run build
 
-# --- 3. Runtime ------------------------------------------------------------
+# --- 2. Runtime -------------------------------------------------------------
 FROM node:20-bookworm-slim AS runtime
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
 WORKDIR /app
@@ -26,8 +23,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends openssl \
 COPY --from=api-build /src/node_modules ./node_modules
 COPY --from=api-build /src/dist ./dist
 COPY --from=api-build /src/prisma ./prisma
-# The Flutter web build; app.module reads WEB_CLIENT_DIR.
-COPY --from=web /src/build/web ./web
+# Pre-built Flutter web bundle from the host; app.module reads WEB_CLIENT_DIR.
+COPY client/app/build/web ./web
 ENV WEB_CLIENT_DIR=/app/web
 EXPOSE 3000
 # Apply pending migrations, then boot.