[vite] error while transforming /app/client/vite.config.ts with esbuild in Docker image

Describe the bug

Following error when trying to run vite build in a docker container. I tried to convert the config file to a JS file but then it throws an error on my main.ts. On my (windows) development pc the build command works perfectly.

> vite build --debug

vite v1.0.0-rc.4
[vite] error while transforming /app/client/vite.config.ts with esbuild:
Error: The service was stopped
    at /app/client/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:405:31
    at Socket.afterClose (/app/client/node_modules/esbuild/lib/main.js:331:7)
    at Socket.emit (events.js:326:22)
    at endReadableNT (_stream_readable.js:1252:12)
    at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:80:21)
2020-10-03T10:43:26.410Z vite:esbuild options used:  {
  loader: 'ts',
  sourcemap: true,
  sourcefile: '/app/client/vite.config.ts',
  target: 'es2020',
  jsxFactory: undefined,
  jsxFragment: undefined
}
2020-10-03T10:43:26.422Z vite:config env mode: production
2020-10-03T10:43:26.424Z vite:config env: { VITE_API_URL: 'http://localhost:3000' }
2020-10-03T10:43:26.424Z vite:config config resolved in 116ms
Building for production...
[vite] Build errored out.
Error: Could not resolve entry module (index.html).
    at error (/app/client/node_modules/rollup/dist/shared/rollup.js:5210:30)
    at ModuleLoader.loadEntryModule (/app/client/node_modules/rollup/dist/shared/rollup.js:18295:16)
    at async Promise.all (index 0) {
  code: 'UNRESOLVED_ENTRY'
}
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! bitcoin-warzone-client@0.0.1 build: `vite build --debug`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the bitcoin-warzone-client@0.0.1 build script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

Vite: 1.0.0-rc.4 Docker image: https://hub.docker.com/_/node (tried multiple)

Dockerfile:

#BUILD
FROM node:14-alpine AS builder

WORKDIR /app

COPY ./server/package*.json ./server/
COPY ./client/package*.json ./client/

RUN cd server && npm install
RUN cd client && npm install

COPY . .

RUN cd server && npm run build
RUN cd client && npm run build

#SERVE
FROM node:14-alpine

WORKDIR /app

COPY --from=builder /app ./

EXPOSE 3000

WORKDIR /app/server

CMD ["npm", "run", "start:prod"]

Reproduction/System Info

I have tried tens of different docker containers with node installed, they all give me this error.

Logs (Optional if provided reproduction)

I ran with the --debug flag.

[nazmifeeroz]

I managed to get this work by running

RUN node node_modules/esbuild/install.js

before the build command.

[underfin]

You should add index.html into your container.