I’m using Docker to develop a Node.js project with npm. I’ve set up a Dockerfile to keep my machine clean by mounting the code to a Docker volume and running Node.js and npm within the container.

Initially, I just installed the dependencies locally. But I ran into issues with dependencies. I solved them by installing dependencies globally, but I’m not happy with this solution. Are there better ways to handle this? And is it okay to install dependencies globally for Node.js projects in Docker containers? Any advice would be appreciated!

FROM debian:bullseye

ARG userUID=1000

RUN useradd -m -u $userUID node_user

RUN  DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt update && apt install -y nodejs npm curl

RUN npm -g install n && n stable

WORKDIR /home/node_user/src

ADD package.json .

RUN chown -R 1000:1000 /home/node_user/src

RUN npm install -g

USER node_user