Docker deploy my Strongloop Loopback Node server

Question

I'd like to dockerize my Strongloop Loopback based Node server and start using Process Manager(PM) to keep it running.

I've been using RancherOS on AWS which rocks.

I copied (but didn't add anything to) the following Dockerfile as a template for my own Dockerfile: https://hub.docker.com/r/strongloop/strong-pm/~/dockerfile/

I then:

docker build -t somename .

(Dockerfile is in .)

It now appears in:

docker images

But when I try to start it, exits right away:

docker run --detach --restart=no --publish 8701:8701 --publish 3001:3001 --publish 3002:3002 --publish 3003:3003 somename

AND if I run the strong-pm image and after opening ports on AWS, it works as above with strongloop/strong-pm not somename

(I can browse aws-instance:8701/explorer)

Also, these instructions to deploy my app https://strongloop.com/strongblog/run-create-node-js-process-manager-docker-images/ require:

slc deploy http://docker-host:8701/

but Rancher doesn't come with npm (or curl) installed and when I bash into the vm, slc isn't installed, so seems like slc needs to be "outside" the vm

docker exec -it fb94ddab6baa bash

If you're still reading, nice. I think I'm trying to add a Dockerfile to my git repo that will deploy my app server (including pulling code from repos) on any docker box.

Ryan Graham Ryan Graham · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-13T21:50:40

The workflow for the strongloop/strong-pm docker image assumes you are deploying to it from a workstation. The footprint for npm install -g strongloop is significantly larger than strong-pm alone, which is why the docker image has only strong-pm installed in it.

Docker deploy my Strongloop Loopback Node server

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