Building and Starting the Project

This guide will provide a step-by-step walkthrough of building and starting the benhall/express-demo project.

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following installed on your system:

• Node.js and npm
• Docker

Building the Project

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/benhall/express-demo.git
   cd express-demo
   

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

Starting the Project

1. Build the Docker image:

   docker-compose build
   

   This command builds a Docker image using the Dockerfile within the project.

2. Start the application:

   docker-compose up -d
   

   This command starts the Docker container in the background.

3. Access the application:

   The application will be available at http://localhost:3000.

   This project exposes port 3000 as defined in the docker-compose.yml file:

   version: "3.9"
   services:
     web:
       build: .
       ports:
         - "3000:3000"
   

   The docker-compose up -d command starts the container in the background, allowing you to access the application without blocking your terminal.

   You can see the application running in your web browser.

Stopping the Project

To stop the application, use the following command:

docker-compose down

This will stop and remove the Docker container.

Note: Ensure you have the latest versions of Node.js, npm, and Docker installed for optimal compatibility.