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Node.js language-specific guide

This guide explains how to containerize Node.js applications using Docker, covering image building, dependency management, optimizing image size with multi-stage builds, and best practices for deploying Node.js apps efficiently in containers.

Beginner

20 minutes

Containerize your app

Develop your app

Configure CI/CD

Test your deployment

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Node.js language-specific guide

The Node.js language-specific guide teaches you how to containerize a Node.js application using Docker. In this guide, you’ll learn how to:

Containerize and run a Node.js application
Set up a local environment to develop a Node.js application using containers
Run tests for a Node.js application using containers
Configure a CI/CD pipeline for a containerized Node.js application using GitHub Actions
Deploy your containerized Node.js application locally to Kubernetes to test and debug your deployment

Start by containerizing an existing Node.js application.

Modules

Containerize your app
Learn how to containerize a Node.js application.
Develop your app
Learn how to develop your Node.js application locally using containers.
Run your tests
Learn how to run your Node.js tests in a container.
Configure CI/CD
Learn how to configure CI/CD using GitHub Actions for your Node.js application.
Test your deployment
Learn how to deploy locally to test and debug your Kubernetes deployment