'npx serve dist' works, before 'dist' rebuild attempt

Cargo.toml

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+
+# Cargo.toml
+
 [package]
 name = "github_bio"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -14,9 +17,6 @@ stylist = "^0.13"
 # Allow wasm-bindgen to update dynamically while staying within major version 0.2
 wasm-bindgen = "^0.2.99"
 
-[web.watcher]
-index_on_404 = true
-
 [profile]
 
 [profile.wasm-dev]

Dioxus.toml

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+
+# Dioxus.toml
+
 [application]
 output = "dist"
 serve_dir = "dist"

Dockerfile

@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
-# Stage 1: Build the Dioxus application and Tailwind CSS
-FROM rustlang/rust:nightly-bookworm-slim AS builder
+# Use Rust nightly since Dioxus often requires latest features
+FROM rustlang/rust:nightly-bookworm-slim
 
 # Prevent interactive prompts during build
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
-# Install Python 3, system dependencies, and other required packages
+# Install system dependencies
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
-    python3 \
-    python3-venv \
-    python3-pip \
     build-essential \
     pkg-config \
     libssl-dev \
@@ -18,7 +15,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     curl \
     git \
     jq \
-    && apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+    && apt-get clean \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # Install Node.js
 RUN curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | bash - \
@@ -39,58 +37,27 @@ RUN cargo metadata --format-version 1 \
     | jq -r '.packages[] | select(.name == "wasm-bindgen") | .version' \
     | xargs -I {} cargo install -f wasm-bindgen-cli --version {}
 
-# Copy package.json and install Node dependencies
+# Copy package files first to leverage Docker cache
 COPY package.json ./
 RUN npm install
 
-# Copy the rest of the application
-COPY . .
-
-# Build Tailwind CSS and the Dioxus application
-RUN npm run build:css
-RUN dx build --release --platform web
-
-
-
-# SECOND IMAGE
-
-
-# Stage 2: Create a lightweight image for serving
-FROM debian:bullseye-slim
-
-# Prevent interactive prompts during runtime
-ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+# Create dummy src to build dependencies
+RUN mkdir src && \
+    echo "fn main() {println!(\"dummy\")}" > src/main.rs && \
+    cargo build --release && \
+    rm -rf src
 
-# Set working directory
-WORKDIR /app
+# Create required directories for Tailwind
+RUN mkdir -p src/styles dist/assets/styles
 
-# Copy build output from the builder stage
-COPY --from=builder /app/dist /app/dist
+# Copy the rest of the application
+COPY . .
 
-# Install Python3 and a lightweight HTTP server
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
-    python3 \
-    python3-pip \
-    curl \
-    && apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+# Ensure the output directory for Tailwind exists
+RUN mkdir -p dist/assets/styles
 
 # Expose port
 EXPOSE 8080
 
-# Start the server to serve static files
-CMD ["sh", "-c", "cd dist && python3 -m http.server 8080"]
-
-
-# Explanation
-# Multi-Stage Build:
-# Stage 1 (Builder):
-# Includes all build tools (Rust, Node.js, Dioxus CLI).
-# Builds Tailwind CSS (npm run build:css) and the Dioxus application (dx build).
-# Stage 2 (Final Image):
-# Copies the built dist folder from the builder stage.
-# Uses a lightweight base image (debian:bullseye-slim).
-# Avoids including unnecessary tools (Rust, Node.js) in the final image.
-# Static File Serving:
-# The dist directory is served using Python's built-in HTTP server.
-# Smaller Final Image:
-# The final image is lightweight since it only includes the static files and a minimal HTTP server.
+# CMD
+CMD ["npm", "run", "serve"]

__about_these_files.md

@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
 
+
+# New Approach to running (without Docker)
+Generates a static build (dist/index.html) for production deployment:
+
+        dx build --release
+        npx serve dist
+
+
+
+# Old Approach to running (without Docker)
 # 1st:  
 npm run serve   
 # 2nd:  

dist/assets/styles/tailwind.css

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Tailwind base styles */
+/* src/styles/input.css Tailwind base styles */
 
 *, ::before, ::after {
   --tw-border-spacing-x: 0;

dist/index.html

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+
+<!-- dist/index.html -->
+
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html>
 <head>
@@ -18,42 +21,5 @@
       }
     });
   </script>
-
 </body>
-</html><script>// Dioxus-CLI
-// https://github.com/DioxusLabs/dioxus/tree/master/packages/cli
-// NOTE: This is also used in the fullstack package at ../packages/fullstack/src/render.rs, if you make changes here, make sure to update the version in there as well
-// TODO: Extract hot reloading with axum into a separate crate or use the fullstack hot reloading Axum extension trait here
-
-(function () {
-  var protocol = window.location.protocol === "https:" ? "wss:" : "ws:";
-  var url = protocol + "//" + window.location.host + "/_dioxus/ws";
-  var poll_interval = 8080;
-
-  var reload_upon_connect = (event) => {
-    // Firefox will send a 1001 code when the connection is closed because the page is reloaded
-    // Only firefox will trigger the onclose event when the page is reloaded manually: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10965720/should-websocket-onclose-be-triggered-by-user-navigation-or-refresh
-    // We should not reload the page in this case
-    if (event.code === 1001) {
-      return;
-    }
-    window.setTimeout(() => {
-      var ws = new WebSocket(url);
-      ws.onopen = () => window.location.reload();
-      ws.onclose = reload_upon_connect;
-    }, poll_interval);
-  };
-
-  var ws = new WebSocket(url);
-
-  ws.onmessage = (ev) => {
-    console.log("Received message: ", ev, ev.data);
-
-    if (ev.data == "reload") {
-      window.location.reload();
-    }
-  };
-
-  ws.onclose = reload_upon_connect;
-})();
-</script>
+</html>

package.json

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
     "tailwindcss": "^3.4.16"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "build:css": "npx tailwindcss -i src/styles/input.css -o dist/assets/styles/tailwind.css",
-    "build": "dx build --release",
+    "build:css": "npx tailwindcss -i src/styles/input.css -o dist/assets/styles/tailwind.css",    
+    "build": "npm run build:css && build --release",
     "serve": "serve dist",
     "dev": "concurrently \"npm run build:css --watch\" \"dx serve\""
   }

src/main.rs

@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ pub enum Route {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    dioxus::launch(App);
+    dioxus::launch(app);
 }
 
-pub fn App() -> Element {
+pub fn app() -> Element {
     rsx! { Router::<Route> {} }
 }

src/styles/input.css

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Tailwind base styles */
+/* src/styles/input.css Tailwind base styles */
 @tailwind base;
 @tailwind components;
 @tailwind utilities;