Basic Dockerized Express Boilerplate

Main features

• Minimal "Production ready" intended Docker environment
• Dockerfile based on node:12-alpine
• Express
• EsLint with Javascript Standard boilerplate for node
• Logger via Pino node package
• Graceful shutdown via Stopper node package
• Helmet for basic security

Build and run docker container

docker-compose up --build and open localhost:420

Useful readings

• Digital Ocean How To Build a Node.js Application with Docker https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-build-a-node-js-application-with-docker

• How to use linter in a node project https://medium.com/the-node-js-collection/why-and-how-to-use-eslint-in-your-project-742d0bc61ed7

• ESLINT plugin on JetBrains https://github.com/idok/eslint-plugin

• How to setup ESLint and Prettier on Node https://sourcelevel.io/blog/how-to-setup-eslint-and-prettier-on-node

• Bulletproof node.js project architecture https://softwareontheroad.com/ideal-nodejs-project-structure/

• FUTURE: Creating a Node Express-Webpack App with Dev and Prod Builds https://medium.com/@binyamin/creating-a-node-express-webpack-app-with-dev-and-prod-builds-a4962ce51334

• FUTURE: Graceful shutdown with Node.js and Kubernetes https://blog.risingstack.com/graceful-shutdown-node-js-kubernetes/

• Docker for Node.js in Production https://medium.com/better-programming/docker-for-node-js-in-production-b9dc0e9e48e0