NodeJS Fullstack Scaffold (Docker Toolchain + Gitlab DevOps)

Scaffold for a Docker based FullStack NodeJS Projects with a robust CI/CD Gitlab process

This project is an example/scaffold full-stack application that uses NodeJS with MySQL & Redis for the back-end, Angular for the front-end, with CI/CD powered by Gitlab.

TODO

• Add example of sequalize MySQL model
• Add example of redis
• Add example of Angular webapp
• Add example of running tests

Files in this project

• example.env - enviromental variables used in this scaffold
• .gitlab-ci.yml - responsible for CI/CD
• app.js - node entry point
• docker-compose.yml - responsible for managing docker
• docker-compose.yml.example - overides for using docker in development
• Dockerfile - responsible for building node image

Development

Setting Up

1. Clone this repository
2. Update name in package.json
3. Adjust example.env to the needs of the project and create your own .env for development
4. Adjust docker-compose.yml to the needs of the project
5. Copy docker-compose-override.yml.example and create docker-compose-override.yml for local development

Development

1. run docker-compose up
2. add apis or front-end project and view them at http://locahost:8080
3. have fun and innovate :)

Production Container Setup

1. Create a Docker or (Ubuntu with Docker) container on AWS, Azure or on any other platforms
2. Create an account for Gitlab on the container (TODO:- Add how to tutorial)
3. Deploy
4. Have fun with production

My Thoughts

If you are looking to create an application of todays development standard, look no further than this project. It's a scaffold wrapping the awesome development tools avaiable ATM.