# Dockerfile for MCP Excalidraw Server
# This builds the MCP server only (core product for CI/CD and GHCR)
# The canvas server is optional and runs separately
# Stage 1: Build backend (TypeScript compilation)
FROM node:18-slim AS builder
WORKDIR /app
# Copy package files
COPY package*.json ./
# Install all dependencies (including TypeScript compiler)
RUN npm ci && npm cache clean --force
# Copy backend source
COPY src ./src
COPY tsconfig.json ./
# Compile TypeScript
RUN npm run build:server
# Stage 2: Production MCP Server
FROM node:18-slim AS production
# Create non-root user for security
RUN addgroup --system --gid 1001 nodejs && \
adduser --system --uid 1001 --gid 1001 nodejs
WORKDIR /app
# Copy package files
COPY package*.json ./
# Install only production dependencies
RUN npm ci --only=production && npm cache clean --force
# Copy compiled backend (MCP server only)
COPY --from=builder /app/dist ./dist
# Set ownership to nodejs user
RUN chown -R nodejs:nodejs /app
# Switch to non-root user
USER nodejs
# Set environment variables with defaults
ENV NODE_ENV=production
ENV EXPRESS_SERVER_URL=http://localhost:3000
ENV ENABLE_CANVAS_SYNC=true
# Run MCP server (stdin/stdout protocol)
CMD ["node", "dist/index.js"]
# Labels for metadata
LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/yctimlin/mcp_excalidraw"
LABEL org.opencontainers.image.description="MCP Excalidraw Server - Model Context Protocol for AI agents"
LABEL org.opencontainers.image.licenses="MIT"
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