docker-compose.yml

# The version of the docker-compose.
version: "3.8"
# Telling docker-compose to build the client and server images and run them in containers.
services:
  frontend:
    # Telling docker-compose to build the client image using the Dockerfile in the client directory.
    build: ./frontend
    # Giving the container a name.
    container_name: chat_frontend
    # Mapping the port 3000 on the host machine to the port 3000 on the container.
    ports:
      - "3000:3000"
    # Mapping the client directory on the host machine to the /app directory on the container.
    volumes:
      - ./frontend:/app
      - /app/node_modules

    env_file:
      - ./frontend/.env
    # Allows you to run container in detached mode.
    stdin_open: true
    tty: true

  backend:
    # Telling docker-compose to build the client image using the Dockerfile in the server directory.
    build: ./backend
    container_name: chat_backend
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
    volumes:
      - ./backend:/app
      - /app/node_modules

    env_file:
      - ./backend/.env
  #   depends_on:
  #     - localDB
  # localDB:
  #   image: mongo
  #   container_name: localDB_mongo
  #   command: mongod --quiet --logpath /dev/null # Disable logging
  #   volumes:
  #     - dbData:/data/db
  #   ports:
  #     - 27017:27017


  # volumes:
  #   dbData: