Automated Docker packaging

[thomasvincent]

Description

Improve the Docker image configuration for our project to streamline the build process and include new features required by the latest project version 1.0

Tasks

• Update the Dockerfile to use the latest base image.
• Ensure the new dependencies required by version 1.0 are installed in the Docker image.
• Optimize the Docker image layers to reduce the overall size.
• Implement multi-stage builds to separate the build environment from the runtime environment.
• Automate Github actions to deploy to Github package repository as well as public repositories

Acceptance Criteria

• The Docker image must build successfully without errors.
• The Docker image size should be reduced where possible.
• All unit tests should pass when run within the Docker container.

Additional Notes

• Please review the current Docker best practices for possible integration.