docker-compose.yml

version: "3.8" # Specify the version of Docker Compose file format

services:
  server:
    build:
      context: ./server # Build the Docker image for the server using the Dockerfile in the server directory
      dockerfile: Dockerfile
    ports:
      - "5000:5000" # Map port 5000 on the host to port 5000 on the container
    volumes:
      - ./server:/usr/src/app # Mount the server directory on the host to /usr/src/app in the container
      - /usr/src/app/node_modules # Ensure the node_modules directory is not overwritten
    environment:
      - NODE_ENV=development # Set the environment variable for the server
      - MONGO_URI=mongodb://mongo:27017/threads # Set the MongoDB connection URI
    depends_on:
      - mongo # Ensure the mongo service is started before the server

  client:
    build:
      context: ./client # Build the Docker image for the client using the Dockerfile in the client directory
      dockerfile: Dockerfile
    ports:
      - "3000:80" # Map port 3000 on the host to port 80 on the container
    volumes:
      - ./client:/usr/src/app # Mount the client directory on the host to /usr/src/app in the container
      - /usr/src/app/node_modules # Ensure the node_modules directory is not overwritten
    environment:
      - NODE_ENV=development # Set the environment variable for the client
    depends_on:
      - server # Ensure the server service is started before the client

  mongo:
    image: mongo:latest # Use the latest MongoDB image from Docker Hub
    ports:
      - "27017:27017" # Map port 27017 on the host to port 27017 on the container
    volumes:
      - mongo-data:/data/db # Persist MongoDB data using a named volume

volumes:
  mongo-data: # Define a named volume for MongoDB data persistence