BretFisher/node-docker-good-defaults resource

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A sample Node.js application demonstrating Docker best practices for local development and production deployment. It serves as a reference template showing good defaults for Dockerfiles, Docker Compose, bind-mounts, nodemon, and VS Code debugging.

Use cases

• learn how to dockerize a node app
• example dockerfile for nodejs development
• set up docker compose with hot reload for node
• template for node docker production image
• debug node app in container with vscode
• avoid installing node and npm on host

When to choose

• you want a battle-tested starting point for running Node.js in Docker
• you need dev-to-prod parity with docker compose
• you're learning Docker best practices for Node.js

When to avoid

• you need a production framework rather than an example repo
• your stack isn't Node.js
• you need advanced multi-stage patterns beyond the basics (see the author's more advanced repos)

Facets

learning-resource · maturity active

developer-tools deployment configuration-management developer-tools tutorials cross-platform docker-compose dockerfile nodejs sample-app best-practices nodemon vscode devops containers docker

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