Dockerize Node Rest Api Server

running fake rest api server in docker using node

The goal of this example is to show you how to create a REST api server using Express.Js framework into a Docker container.

Note: I have used Visual Studio Code to build this

Step 1

Create a package.json file that describes your app and its dependencies

create a server.js file that defines a web app using the Express.js framework

now you can test your fake rest api server from CMD. Open CMD window from sorce folder.

. Run command "npm install"

. Run "node server.js"

browse http://localhost:8080 url from your browser or "curl -i localhost:49160" from command line.

Create a Dockerfile

Building docker image

docker build -t /

docker build -f Dockerfile --no-cache . -t rajeshmuraleedharan/dockerizenoderestapiserver:v1

Run the image

docker run -p 49160:8080 -d rajeshmuraleedharan/dockerizenoderestapiserver:v1

Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:49160

Push docker image to docker hub

docker push rajeshmuraleedharan/dockerizenoderestapiserver:v1