Node.js on Docker with Nginx serving static files

Build

docker build -t yourname/nodejs .

Create a data only container

docker run -v /var/files --name APPFILES busybox true

Run

By default, supervisor will start the start.js file, if your application uses a different file to start, change the supervisor file.

docker run -d -p 8000:80 --volumes-from=APPFILES -v /path/to/app:/var/www --link mongodb:mongodb --link redis:redis luis/nodejs

Show Environment variables

docker run -itd -p 8000 --name nodejs -v /path/to/app:/var/www --link mongodb:mongodb --link redis:redis luis/nodejs env

With Fig

You can use fig if you want:

mongodb:
  image: luis/mongodb
  expose:
   - "27017"
  volumes_from: DBDATA
web:
  build: luis/nodejs
  links:
   - mongodb:mongodb
  expose:
   - "80"
  volumes:
   - "/path/to/app:/var/www"
   - "/path/to/store/logs:/var/log/supervisor"
  volumes_from: APPFILES
  environment:
   NODE_ENV: development

Note

Take a look at the nginx.conf file if you need to adapt the static files / directories.