Docker Compose: Fix 'Port Already in Use on Host' Error - Switch Node Version to Match Package Requirements-Fixing Python UnicodeDecodeError When Reading UTF-16 Files

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Docker Compose: Fix 'Port Already in Use on Host' Error - Switch Node Version to Match Package Requirements-Fixing Python UnicodeDecodeError When Reading UTF-16 Files
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