cyclonecode / container-talk

Two containers communicating using sockets.

Container communication

An example of two containers running both a client and server, continuously sending ping and pong to each other.

Running

docker-compose build

Build service foo and bar.

docker-compose up -d

Start service foo and bar.

docker-compose log -f foo

Follow logs for service foo.

docker-compose log -f bar

Follow logs for service bar.

docker-compose down

Stop service foo and bar.

Shortcuts

For convenience there are a couple of npm scripts that can be used:

npm run build

Build service foo and bar.

npm run build -- --no-cache

Build service without using cache.

npm run logs:foo

Follow logs for service foo.

npm run logs:bar

Follow logs for service bar.

npm run exec:foo

Run a shell in foo.

npm run exec:bar

Run a shell in bar.

npm up

Start service foo and bar.

npm down

Stop service foo and bar.

Environment

Environment variables can be added to a .env file.

Name	Description	Example
FOO_PORT	foo server port	2048
BAR_PORT	bar server port	8000
WAIT	delay between send	1500