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+#!/bin/sh
+# Build shared packages in dependency order for Docker builds
+# This script is used by backend Dockerfiles to build shared packages
+
+set -e
+
+echo "Building shared packages in dependency order..."
+
+# Build packages in dependency order
+cd /app
+
+# 1. Build base packages with no dependencies
+echo "Building better-auth-types..."
+cd packages/better-auth-types && pnpm build && cd /app
+
+echo "Building shared-errors..."
+cd packages/shared-errors && pnpm build && cd /app
+
+# 2. Build packages that depend on base packages
+echo "Building shared-nestjs-cors..."
+cd packages/shared-nestjs-cors && pnpm build && cd /app
+
+echo "Building shared-nestjs-auth..."
+cd packages/shared-nestjs-auth && pnpm build && cd /app
+
+echo "✅ All shared packages built successfully!"