Developing Microservices - Node, React, and Docker


Architecture

Name	Service	Container	Tech
Web	Web	web	React, React-Router
NGINX	Nginx	nginx	NGINX
Api-gateway	''	''	Node, Express
Authentication	Auth	auth	Node, Express, JWT
Movies API	Movies	movies	Node, Express
Movies DB	Movies	movies-db	Postgres
Swagger	Movies	swagger	Swagger UI
Users API	Users	users	Node, Express
Users DB	Users	users-db	Postgres
Functional Tests	Test	n/a	TestCafe

This project uses MHerman's movies-microservice project as starting point. Definitely check it out!

Check out the blog post.

Want to use this project?

Setup

1. Fork/Clone this repo

2. Download Docker (if necessary)

3. Make sure you are using a Docker version >= 17:

   $ docker -v
   Docker version 17.03.0-ce, build 60ccb22

Build and Run the App

Set the Environment variables

$ export NODE_ENV=development

Fire up the Containers

Build the images:

$ docker-compose build

Run the containers:

$ docker-compose up -d

Migrate and Seed

With the apps up, run:

$ sh init_db.sh

To access, get the container id from docker ps and then open psql:

$ docker exec -ti <container-id> psql -U postgres

(6) Functional Tests

With the containers up running and TestCafe globally installed, run:

$ sh test.sh

(7) Swagger - http://localhost:3003/docs

Access Swagger docs at the above URL

Commands

To stop the containers:

$ docker-compose stop

To bring down the containers:

$ docker-compose down

Want to force a build?

$ docker-compose build --no-cache

Remove images:

$ docker rmi $(docker images -q)