node-docker

This repository contains a boilerplate code for a Node.js/Express application using TypeScript and Docker. The application includes MongoDB for CRUD operations, session-based authentication with Redis, and Nginx for load balancing across multiple Node.js containers.

Features

• Node.js & Express: A robust framework for building web applications and APIs.
• TypeScript: Static typing for enhanced code quality and developer experience.
• MongoDB: A NoSQL database for handling CRUD operations.
• Authentication: Session-based authentication using Redis.
• Nginx: Acts as a reverse proxy and load balancer for distributing requests across multiple Node.js containers.
• Docker: Containerization for easy deployment and scalability.

Architecture Overview

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following installed:

• Docker
• Docker Compose

Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/kuruxxii/node-docker.git
cd node-docker

Usage

Development Mode

Build image and run container:

docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.dev.yml up -d --build

Build image and run multipe app containers (e.g., 2 app containers):

docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.dev.yml up -d --build --scale app=2

Stop and delete container, remove anonymous volumes but not named volumes:

docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.dev.yml down

Stop and delete container, remove both anonymous and named volumes:

docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.dev.yml down -v

Production Mode

Build image and run container:

npm run build
docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d --build

Stop and delete container:

docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.prod.yml down

Additional Resources

For a more detailed walkthrough, feel free to check out my blog post.