feat: add proxy middleware for API requests and create production Docker Compose setup

docker-compose.prod.yml

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+# docker-compose.prod.yml for production
+# This setup builds and runs the optimized production image.
+#
+# To start, run: docker-compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up --build
+#
+services:
+  app:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      target: production # Use the 'production' stage from the Dockerfile
+    container_name: eleventy_prod
+    ports:
+      - "3000:3000"
+    volumes:
+      # Persist the view count data in a named volume.
+      - views_data:/app/_data
+    restart: unless-stopped
+
+volumes:
+  views_data: