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+import express from "express";
+import cors from "cors";
+import path from "path";
+import imageRoutes from "./routes/image";
+
+const app = express();
+const port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
+
+app.use(cors());
+app.use(express.json());
+
+// API routes
+app.use("/api", imageRoutes);
+
+// Serve frontend static build
+const publicDir = path.join(__dirname, "public");
+app.use(express.static(publicDir));
+
+// Fallback to index.html for SPA routing
+app.get("*", (_req, res) => {
+  res.sendFile(path.join(publicDir, "index.html"));
+});
+
+app.listen(port, () => {
+  console.log(`Server listening on port ${port}`);
+});
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