isabella232 / dockerfile-node

Dockerfile of Node JS

Dockerfile for Node JS

Supported tags and respective Dockerfile links

• 6.9, 6.9.5, latest (6.9/Dockerfile)

What is Node.js?

Node.js is a platform built on Chrome's JavaScript runtime for easily building fast, scalable network applications. Node.js uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes it lightweight and efficient, perfect for data-intensive real-time applications that run across distributed devices.

See: http://nodejs.org

Usage

How to use this image

Create a Dockerfile in your Node.js app project

FROM stakater/node:6.9
# replace this with your application's default port
EXPOSE 8888

You can then build and run the Docker image:

$ docker build -t my-nodejs-app .
$ docker run -it --rm --name my-running-app my-nodejs-app

Notes

The image assumes that your application has a file named package.json listing its dependencies and defining its start script.

It also assumes that you have a file named .dockerignore otherwise it will copy your local npm modules:

node_modules

We have assembled a Best Practices Guide for those using these images on a daily basis.

Run a single Node.js script

For many simple, single file projects, you may find it inconvenient to write a complete Dockerfile. In such cases, you can run a Node.js script by using the Node.js Docker image directly, you will set the value of the COMMAND environment variable to the command you want to run :

$ docker run -it --rm --name my-running-script -v "$PWD":/usr/src/app -w
/usr/src/app -e COMMAND="node your-daemon-or-script.js" node:6.9 

Inspiration: https://hub.docker.com/_/node/