get typescript working, alpinejs working, add flowbite ui framework, update dockerfile to install npm dependencies

Dockerfile

@@ -51,6 +51,24 @@ COPY lib lib
 
 COPY assets assets
 
+# update the repository sources list
+# and install dependencies
+RUN apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y curl \
+    && apt-get -y autoclean
+
+RUN mkdir /usr/local/nvm
+ENV NVM_DIR /usr/local/nvm
+ENV NODE_VERSION 20.17.0
+RUN curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.1/install.sh | bash \
+    && . $NVM_DIR/nvm.sh \
+    && nvm install $NODE_VERSION \
+    && nvm alias default $NODE_VERSION \
+    && nvm use default
+
+ENV NODE_PATH $NVM_DIR/v$NODE_VERSION/lib/node_modules
+ENV PATH $NVM_DIR/versions/node/v$NODE_VERSION/bin:$PATH
+
 # compile assets
 RUN mix assets.deploy