adding semi working docker file...

Dockerfile

@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 # IMPORTANT: run from root of monolithic repo
-FROM ubuntu
+FROM node
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
 # The global package.json only contains build dependencies
 COPY ./package.json .
-COPY ./yarn.lock .
 
 # copy the source coded needed for all dependencies
-COPY ./packages/core packages/core
-COPY ./packages/api packages/api
+COPY packages/core packages/core
+COPY packages/api packages/api
+
+# RUN npm i -g yarn
 
 # run and compile the core package
 WORKDIR /app/packages/core
@@ -22,6 +23,5 @@ RUN yarn build
 
 CMD ["yarn", "start"]
 
-
 # docker build -t talksik/nirvana-api:1.0
 # docker run -p 5000:8080 -d  

packages/api/.dockerignore

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-node_modules/

packages/api/package.json

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "NODE_ENV=development nodemon",
     "start": "node dist/index.js",
-    "gcp-build": "tsc -p .",
+    "build": "tsc -p .",
     "start:dev": "ts-node index.ts",
     "production": "NODE_ENV=production nodemon"
   },