docker-compose.yml

version: '2'
services:
  app:
    build:
      context: .
      args:
      - NPM_TOKEN
      - OPS_NPM_TOKEN
    links:
      - redis
    ports:
      - "3001:3001"
  redis:
    image: redis
    ports:
      - "6379"

Dockerfile

FROM node:stretch

ENV APP=venuemapsapi

## nodejs
ARG NPM_TOKEN
WORKDIR /usr/src/app
ADD . /usr/src/app
RUN echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN:-$OPS_NPM_TOKEN}" > ~/.npmrc
RUN npm install
RUN rm -rf ~/.npmrc
CMD [ "npm", "start" ]

EXPOSE 3001