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# Dockerize a Feathers application

A Feathers application can be [dockerized like any other Node.js application](https://nodejs.org/en/docs/guides/nodejs-docker-webapp/).

## Create an app

```sh
mkdir feathers-app
cd feathers-app/
feathers generate app
```

### Dockerfile

Add the following `Dockerfile` to the project directory:

```
FROM node:lts-alpine

WORKDIR /usr/src/app

COPY package*.json ./

RUN npm install

COPY . .

EXPOSE 3030

CMD ["npm", "run", "start"]
```

## Build the image

```sh
docker build -t my-feathers-image .
```

## Start the container

```sh
docker run -d -p 3030:3030 --name my-feathers-container my-feathers-image
```