dockrr is an an NPM package for auto generating Dockerfile, building docker image, running and stopping the docker container in Node.js.
npm install dockrr --save-dev
- Setup the dockrr config file in your application package.json file
...
"dockrr":{
"cmd": "node index.js",
"expose": 3000,
"env": [
{ "name": "name 1" },
{ "metadata": "meta data 1" },
{ "path": "Log Path 1" }
],
"label": [
{ "version": "1.0" },
{ "description": "A sample label" },
{ "maintainer": "[email protected]" }
],
"workdir": "/app"
},
- Add script to generate Dockerfile, build docker image, start and stop docker container in your scripts section of package.json file
....
"scripts": {
"start": "node index.js",
"dockrr-generate": "node ./node_modules/dockrr generate",
"dockrr-build": "node ./node_modules/dockrr build",
"dockrr-run": "node ./node_modules/dockrr run",
"dockrr-stop": "node ./node_modules/dockrr stop"
},
Alternatively, we can use dockrr aliases such as
....
"scripts": {
"start": "node index.js",
"dockrr-generate": "node ./node_modules/dockrr g",
"dockrr-build": "node ./node_modules/dockrr b",
"dockrr-run": "node ./node_modules/dockrr r",
"dockrr-stop": "node ./node_modules/dockrr s"
},
- To generate Dockerfile for your application, run
npm run dockrr-generate
- To build docker image using the generated Dockerfile, run
npm run dockrr-build
- To run the docker container using the built image, run
npm run dockrr-run
Visit the application on your web browser on http://localhost:<port number>/
- To stop the docker container, run
npm run dockrr-stop
| Commands | Description | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| cmd | Command that docker will use to start your application | String | True |
| expose | The application port which you want the container to run on | Integer | True |
| env | The environment variables for docker | Array of Objects | False |
| label | Key value pair of metadata to the image | Array of Objects | False |
| workdir | The working directory in the Dockerfile | String | False |
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