techdev5521/websockets-example

An example of websockets using Socket.io

How To Run

On a local NodeJS server:

1. Move all files to NodeJS's working directory
2. Initialize the project and install its dependencies:

npm install

3. Start the server:

node index

4. Go to http://localhost:4000

In a Docker container:

1. Create a Docker container from the node image (adding your own local path):

docker run -it --rm --name websockets \
  -p 4000:4000 \
  -v /path/to/local/files:/usr/src/app \
  -w /usr/src/app \
  node

2. Start an interactive bash shell in the container:

docker exec -it websockets bash

3. Initialize the project and install its dependencies:

npm install

4. Start the server:

node index

5. Go to http://localhost:4000