Node.js Error ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND: Cannot find module (ESM)

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ESM requires full relative paths with file extensions; there is no index.js or extension guessing. Import "./utils/db.js" (also from TypeScript sources with NodeNext).

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node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:283
    throw new ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND(
          ^

Error [ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND]: Cannot find module '/app/dist/utils/db' imported from /app/dist/index.js
Did you mean to import "./utils/db.js"?

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