How to containerize a Node.js application
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Get the sample application
To get started, clone the sample application provided for this guide. Open a terminal, navigate to your preferred working directory, and run the following command to clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/docker/docker-nodejs-sample && cd docker-nodejs-sample
Initialize Docker assets
Navigate to the docker-nodejs-sample directory and run the docker init command in your terminal. The Docker init command provides default configurations, but you’ll need to answer a few questions about your application. Use the example below as a reference to respond to the prompts from Docker init, ensuring your answers match those provided.
The following content should be in your docker-nodejs-sample directory:
Run the application
Inside the docker-nodejs-sample directory, run the following command in a terminal.
docker compose up --build
Press v to view in Docker Desktop and click 3000:3000.
You should see a simple todo application.
In the terminal, run the following command to stop the application.
docker compose down
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