NodeJS - Redis - Docker - Template

Table of Contents

• Description
• Features
• Tech
• Screenshots
• Running

Description

Features

Tech

Screenshots

Running

To run this server locally using Docker Image :

• install Docker Desktop from Docker website and start to run in background
• create a folder in desktop, open this folder in VS Code
• create a .env file
• copy /server/.env.example file variables from above and paste in .env file
• start filling all environment variables
• also create a compose.yaml file inside that folder
• copy below code and paste in compose.yaml

version: "3"
services:
  server:
    image : <docker-image-name>
    ports:
      - 8000:8000
    env_file:
      - .env
    depends_on:
      - redis
    command: npm run dev # Command to run the server, no need for ./server prefix

  redis:
    image: redis/redis-stack:latest
    container_name: redis-stack
    ports:
      - 6379:6379
      - 8001:8001 # Optional: Web UI port for Redis Stack (if using Redis Stack)
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD", "redis-cli", "ping"]
      interval: 30s
      timeout: 10s
      retries: 5

• open VS Code terminal (Ctrl + ` )

docker compose up

• both Redis and server started
• check by go to url: http://localhost:8000, you will get a response means server is working fine