how to create project in docker of node js code example

Example 1: simple nodejs dockerfile

FROM node:12-alpine
WORKDIR /app
COPY package.json yarn.lock ./
RUN yarn install --production
COPY . .
CMD ["node", "/app/src/index.js"]

Example 2: dockerfile for nodejs

# Choose the Image which has Node installed already
FROM node:alpine

# COPY all the files from Current Directory into the Container
COPY ./ ./

# Install the Project Dependencies like Express Framework
RUN npm install

# Tell that this image is going to Open a Port 
EXPOSE 8080

# Default Command to launch the Application
CMD ["npm", "start"]

Example 3: simple nodejs dockerfile

{
  "name": "docker_web_app",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "Node.js on Docker",
  "author": "First Last <[email protected]>",
  "main": "server.js",
  "scripts": {
    "start": "node server.js"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "express": "^4.16.1"
  }
}