Use tsx to run TypeScript directly in production environments

Replace esbuild compilation with tsx execution in the Dockerfile to resolve module resolution errors by allowing TypeScript files to be run directly.

Replit-Commit-Author: Agent
Replit-Commit-Session-Id: ceced2fc-aa46-458d-ba87-ddd4b7bb1518
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Dockerfile

@@ -14,27 +14,24 @@ FROM base AS build
 COPY --from=dependencies /app/node_modules ./node_modules
 COPY . .
 
-# Build the client application
+# Build the client application (frontend only)
 RUN npm run build
 
-# Build server files separately (without bundling) - only production files
-RUN npx esbuild server/index.ts server/routes.ts server/storage.ts server/db.ts server/static.ts \
-    --platform=node --packages=external --format=esm --outdir=dist
-
-# Build shared schema file
-RUN npx esbuild shared/schema.ts --platform=node --packages=external --format=esm --outdir=shared
-
 # Production stage
 FROM base AS production
 
-# Install production dependencies only
-COPY --from=dependencies /tmp/prod_node_modules ./node_modules
+# Install ALL dependencies (including tsx for running TypeScript in production)
+COPY --from=dependencies /app/node_modules ./node_modules
 
-# Copy built application
-COPY --from=build /app/dist ./dist
-COPY --from=build /app/shared/schema.js ./shared/
+# Copy built frontend
+COPY --from=build /app/dist/public ./dist/public
+
+# Copy server source files (TypeScript)
+COPY --from=build /app/server ./server
+COPY --from=build /app/shared ./shared
 COPY --from=build /app/drizzle.config.ts ./
 COPY --from=build /app/package.json ./
+COPY --from=build /app/tsconfig.json ./
 
 # Set environment variables
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
@@ -47,5 +44,5 @@ EXPOSE 5000
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=3s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
   CMD node -e "require('http').get('http://localhost:5000/api/health', (r) => {process.exit(r.statusCode === 200 ? 0 : 1)})"
 
-# Start the application
-CMD ["node", "dist/index.js"]
+# Start the application using tsx to run TypeScript directly
+CMD ["npx", "tsx", "server/index.ts"]