Docker/Node.js/MySQL/Nginx Web Application Starter Kit

Containerized Node.js web application starter kit with user accounts and authentication.

• Nginx reverse proxy for Node.js
• MySQL database for storage
• includes self signed ssl certificates for local computer development and inter-container TLS resolution

Setup

install Docker

then add your user to the docker group (so you dont have to run docker as root)

sudo apt install docker.io; sudo groupadd docker; sudo usermod -aG docker $USER; newgrp docker;

create the env file with default values set

mv ./.env-sample ./.env

Start App

chmod +x ./start

./start

Then in a browser go to https://app.localhost, and you should see the login page. From there you need to register to create a user account.

Stop App

chmod +x ./stop

./stop

Deploy to production

• set NODE_ENV=production in /.env and update other variables as needed
• remove DEBUG_PORT from /.env
• remove "ports:" setting from app/docker-compose.yml
• replace the contents of cron/generate-ssl-certificate with the command you need for production ssl certificates
• update the cron tab in cron/app-cron to run the generate-ssl-certificates script every 12 hours
• update nginx/conf.d/app.conf with a new server block for production