Dev Dockerfile

Dockerfile

# base image that comes with NodeJS
FROM node:14.15-alpine

# set working directory inside Docker container
WORKDIR /app

# add node to path to access npm commands from cli
ENV PATH /app/node_modules/.bin:$PATH

# copy package.json and package-lock to install dependencies in Docker container
COPY package.json ./
COPY package-lock.json ./

# install dependencies
RUN npm install --silent

# add other files from app to Docker container
COPY . ./

# will change after react is added
CMD ["npm","run","server"]