docker for node code example

Example 1: docker run npm install express syntax

FROM node:12

# Create app directory
WORKDIR /usr/src/app

# Install app dependencies
# A wildcard is used to ensure both package.json AND package-lock.json are copied
# where available (npm@5+)
COPY package*.json ./

RUN npm install
# If you are building your code for production
# RUN npm ci --only=production

# Bundle app source
COPY . .

EXPOSE 8080
CMD [ "node", "server.js" ]

Example 2: docker node alpine

# Copy and paste to pull this image for the latest 
docker pull node

# more specific use this line
# docker pull node:<version>-alpine 
docker pull node:14.4-alpine3.11

Example 3: nodejs docker

FROM node:boron

RUN mkdir -p /usr/src/app
WORKDIR /usr/src/app

COPY package.json /usr/src/app/
RUN npm install

COPY . /usr/src/app

EXPOSE 3000

CMD ["npm","start"]