How to correctly create Docker images for Angular + Spring application for development and...

I'm building an application with Angular as the frontend and Spring Boot as the backend. I want to create Docker images for both development and production environments but I'm unsure about the best approach.

For development, I was considering using a docker-compose.dev.yml file where:

Spring Boot is started with mvn spring-boot:run Angular is started with ng serve For production, I would create separate images where:

The Spring Boot image uses mvn package to build the JAR file and includes it in the image. The Angular app is built with ng build --prod and served using NGINX or another web server

Is this approach considered good practice, or is there a better way to handle development and production images? How should I structure my Dockerfiles and docker-compose files for such a setup? Are there any specific pitfalls I should watch out for when managing Angular + Spring Boot with Docker?

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