Docker Node MongoDB Example

Simple example of a Dockerized Node/Mongo app 🐳 👍

Get Started

To install and run the example, first clone the repository and optionally replace the "dockerExample" directory with your desired name.

git clone https://github.com/greatdane89/docker-node-mongo-example.git dockerExample

Next, run the following commands in your CLI to navigate into the proper directory, install the dependencies and start the server. Remember to replace the "dockerExample" directory with your desired name.

#Navigate into proper directory
cd dockerExample

#install dependencies
npm install

#Run the application
npm run start

Visit http://localhost:3000 in your browser.

Commands

# Run in Docker
docker-compose up
# use -d flag to run in background

# Tear down
docker-compose down

# To be able to edit files, add volume to compose file
volumes: ['./:/usr/src/app']

# To re-build
docker-compose build