Clone the Repo and enter to the dockerize_mern directory.

git clone https://github.com/subinchaliyath/dockerize_mern.git

cd dockerize_mern

Build docker images using docker compose

--- docker-compose build

This will build according to the docker-compose.yml file configuration.

Run docker images

--- docker-compose up

This will create 3 containers, for frontend, backend, database.

Dockerize Frontend only

cd frontend

Build docker image

docker build -t react-app .

react app is a tag name for the image. "." indicate the current directory where we have the Dockerfile.

Run the Docker image

docker run -d -p:3001:3000 --name react-app-container react-app -d we can still use the terminal (detached) -p publishing the port 3001 of host for the 3000 port of container react-app use this image

See the logs

docker logs a2sw

a2sw fist digits of container id

Start and Stop of container

``` docker stop a2sw ```
   ``` docker start a2sw ```

### Remove container then the image

```docker container ps -a```
``` docker container rm -f a3ba ```
a3ba first digits of container ID 




For Reference
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[Docker Handbook](https://docker.farhan.info/hello-world-in-docker#container)