prepared for hf deployment

Signed-off-by: Vimal Kumar <[email protected]>

Dockerfile

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# Use Node.js 18 as base image
+FROM node:18-alpine
+
+# Set working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy package files for both frontend and backend
+COPY crossword-app/frontend/package*.json ./frontend/
+COPY crossword-app/backend/package*.json ./backend/
+
+# Install dependencies for both frontend and backend
+RUN cd frontend && npm ci
+RUN cd backend && npm ci --only=production
+
+# Copy source code
+COPY crossword-app/frontend/ ./frontend/
+COPY crossword-app/backend/ ./backend/
+
+# Build the React frontend
+RUN cd frontend && npm run build
+
+# Copy built frontend files to backend public directory
+RUN mkdir -p backend/public && cp -r frontend/dist/* backend/public/
+
+# Set working directory to backend for runtime
+WORKDIR /app/backend
+
+# Expose port 7860 (Hugging Face Spaces standard)
+EXPOSE 7860
+
+# Set environment to production
+ENV NODE_ENV=production
+ENV PORT=7860
+
+# Start the backend server
+CMD ["npm", "start"]

README.md

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+---
+title: Crossword Puzzle Generator
+emoji: 🧩
+colorFrom: blue
+colorTo: purple
+sdk: docker
+pinned: false
+license: mit
+---
+
 # Crossword Puzzle Generator
 
 A full-stack web application for generating and solving crossword puzzles with various topics.
@@ -59,14 +69,14 @@ A full-stack web application for generating and solving crossword puzzles with v
 
 **Build and run with Docker:**
 ```bash
-cd crossword-app
+# From project root
 docker build -t crossword-app .
 docker run -p 7860:7860 -e NODE_ENV=production crossword-app
 ```
 
 Open `http://localhost:7860` to access the application.
 
-**For Hugging Face Spaces:** Upload the `crossword-app/` directory to a new Docker Space.
+**For Hugging Face Spaces:** This repository is ready for Docker-based deployment.
 
 ## How to Use