Google Cloud Platform Node.js Docker Image
This repository contains the source for the gcr.io/google_appengine/nodejs
docker image. This image can be used as the base image for running applications on Google App Engine Managed VMs, Google Container Engine, or any other Docker host.
This image is based on Debian Jessie and includes nodejs and npm installed from nodejs.org.
App Engine
To generate a Dockerfile that uses this image as a base, use the Cloud SDK
:
gcloud preview app gen-config --custom
You can then modify the Dockerfile
and .dockerignore
as needed for you application.
Container Engine & other Docker hosts.
For other docker hosts, you'll need to create a Dockerfile
based on this image that copies your application code and installs dependencies. For example:
FROM gcr.io/google_appengine/nodejs
# Copy application code.
COPY . /app/
# Install dependencies.
RUN npm --unsafe-perm install
By default, the CMD
is set to npm start
. You can change this by specifying your own CMD
or ENTRYPOINT
.
Installing a different Node.js version
The image includes the install_node
script that can be used to install a particular Node.js version. For example:
FROM gcr.io/google_appengine/nodejs
# Install node.js 0.12.7
RUN install_node v0.12.7
# Copy application code.
COPY . /app/
# Install dependencies.
RUN npm --unsafe-perm install
Node.js is installed with binary packages hosted on a Google-provided mirror.
Contributing changes
- See CONTRIBUTING.md
Licensing
- See LICENSE.md