🚀 Dockerized Node.js App

A simple Node.js + Express application containerized using Docker. This project demonstrates the fundamentals of Dockerizing a web application and follows best practices for Node.js projects.

📌 Features

• Express.js web server
• Docker container support
• Health check endpoint
• Production-ready project structure
• Clean Git repository with .gitignore

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Node.js
• Express.js
• Docker
• Git
• GitHub

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📁 Project Structure

01-docker-nodejs-app/
│── app.js
│── package.json
│── package-lock.json
│── Dockerfile
│── .gitignore
└── README.md

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🚀 Getting Started

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/kavin0521/01-docker-nodejs-app.git

Navigate to the project

cd 01-docker-nodejs-app

Install dependencies

npm install

Run the application

npm start

The application will be available at:

http://localhost:3000

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🐳 Run with Docker

Build the Docker image:

docker build -t nodejs-devops-app .

Run the container:

docker run -d -p 3000:3000 --name my-node-app nodejs-devops-app

Stop the container:

docker stop my-node-app

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🌐 API Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/	Home page
GET	/health	Health check endpoint

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📸 Screenshot

Add a screenshot of the application here later.

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📚 What I Learned

• Building an Express.js application
• Dockerizing a Node.js application
• Managing Git repositories
• Using .gitignore correctly
• Creating health check endpoints
• Writing project documentation

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👨‍💻 Author

Kavin

GitHub: https://github.com/kavin0521

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.