Setting up and running a basic Express/NodeJS Docker Image

Tutorial : VSCode Docs - Build and Run NodeJS in a Container

What I learned

Initial experience in setting up a project that will be using Express and NodeJS that will be hosted in a Docker Container. The tutorial goes through and teaches the basic starting process using the Command Palette of VSCode.

• Initializing a basic NodeJS/Express project
• Using the command palette to add Docker files to project
• Running the NodeJS locally
• Building the Docker image using the command palette
• Running the newly built Docker image(service container)
• Attaching the Debugger to the container executing code and debugging
• Where to find the container logs

Next step(s)

• Practice these steps to understand the workflow
• Try and update a current NodeJS application to run in a (Docker) container
• Understand the underlying content that was automated by the Docker commands that were ran through the Command Palette
• Learn more about Docker Compose