# Dockerfile for stdio transport deployment
# Multi-stage Docker build for MCP Perplexity Pro (stdio version)
FROM node:20-alpine AS base
# Install dependencies only when needed
FROM base AS deps
WORKDIR /app
# Copy package files
COPY package.json package-lock.json* ./
RUN npm ci --only=production && npm cache clean --force
# Build stage
FROM base AS builder
WORKDIR /app
# Copy package files and install all dependencies
COPY package.json package-lock.json* ./
RUN npm ci
# Copy source code
COPY . .
# Build the application
RUN npm run build
# Production image for stdio transport
FROM base AS runner
WORKDIR /app
# Create non-root user
RUN addgroup --system --gid 1001 nodejs
RUN adduser --system --uid 1001 mcpserver
# Copy built application
COPY --from=deps --chown=mcpserver:nodejs /app/node_modules ./node_modules
COPY --from=builder --chown=mcpserver:nodejs /app/dist ./dist
COPY --from=builder --chown=mcpserver:nodejs /app/package.json ./
COPY --from=builder --chown=mcpserver:nodejs /app/docker-stdio-entrypoint.sh ./
# Create data directory with proper permissions for persistent storage
RUN mkdir -p /app/data && chown mcpserver:nodejs /app/data
# Create volume mount point for persistent data
VOLUME ["/app/data"]
# Switch to non-root user
USER mcpserver
# Health check for stdio server (checks if process is running)
HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=10s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
CMD pgrep -f "stdio-server.js" > /dev/null || exit 1
# Environment variable defaults
ENV PROJECT_ROOT=/app/data
ENV STORAGE_PATH=.perplexity
ENV DEFAULT_MODEL=sonar-reasoning-pro
# Use the stdio entrypoint script
ENTRYPOINT ["./docker-stdio-entrypoint.sh"]
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