Table of Contents

  • Why Docker for Frontend?

  • Creating a Dockerfile

Docker for Frontend Developers

December 25, 2023

Maria Garcia

Learn how to use Docker to containerize your frontend applications and streamline your development workflow.

Docker
DevOps
Frontend
Deployment
Containerization

Docker has revolutionized how we develop, test, and deploy applications.

Why Docker for Frontend?

Environment Consistency: Same environment across development, staging, and production

Easy Onboarding: New team members can start instantly

Creating a Dockerfile

For a React application:

typescript
3# Build stage
4FROM node:18-alpine as build
5WORKDIR /app
6COPY package*.json ./
7RUN npm ci --only=production
8COPY . .
9RUN npm run build
10
11# Production stage
12FROM nginx:alpine
13COPY --from=build /app/dist /usr/share/nginx/html
14EXPOSE 80
15CMD ["nginx", "-g", "daemon off;"]

Docker transforms your development workflow, making it more predictable and efficient.