Local launch of frontend application via docker in development mode

docker-local-dev-frontend.md

Dockerfile

FROM node:16-alpine AS development
ENV NODE_ENV development
# Add a work directory
WORKDIR /app
# Cache and Install dependencies
COPY package.json .
COPY package-lock.json .
RUN npm install --force
# Copy app files
COPY . .
# Expose port
EXPOSE 3000
# Start the app
CMD [ "npm", "run", "start:test" ]

docker-compose.dev.yml

version: "3.8"

services:
  app:
    container_name: sqp-react-app-dev
    image: sqp-react-app-dev
    build:
      context: .
      target: development
    volumes:
      - ./src:/app/src
    ports:
      - 3000:3000
    environment:
      - CHOKIDAR_USEPOLLING=true # or WATCHPACK_POLLING=true

.dockerignore

**/node_modules
**/npm-debug.log
build

Run

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