Static files are created first then moved over to build, where they are compiled

Dockerfile

@@ -1,8 +1,21 @@
 # Creates a new cargo project, copies the Cargo.toml and Cargo.lock files to the new project,
 # builds the project, and then copies the built binary to a new image.
 
+FROM node:20.14.0 as static
+
+COPY ./src/resources/static ./src/resources/static
+
+WORKDIR /spec
+
+COPY ./spec .
+RUN npm install
+RUN USER=root npm install -g @typespec/compiler && npm install -g @redocly/cli
+RUN npm run tsp-compile && npm run redoc-build
+
 FROM rust:1.79 as build
 
+COPY --from=static ./src/resources/static ./static
+
 RUN USER=root cargo new --bin simplify_truths
 WORKDIR /simplify_truths
 
@@ -19,24 +32,11 @@ COPY ./src ./src
 RUN rm ./target/release/deps/simplify_truths*
 RUN cargo build --release
 
-FROM node:20.14.0 as static
-
-COPY ./src/resources/static ./src/resources/static
-
-WORKDIR /spec
-
-COPY ./spec .
-RUN npm install
-RUN USER=root npm install -g @typespec/compiler && npm install -g @redocly/cli
-RUN npm run tsp-compile && npm run redoc-build
-
 FROM debian
 LABEL authors="Martin Berg Alstad"
 
 # copy the build artifact from the build stage
 COPY --from=build /simplify_truths/target/release/simplify_truths .
-# copy the static html files
-COPY --from=static ./src/resources/static ./static
 
 EXPOSE 8000