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nodejs-docker-webapp - Add comment for production build #1428
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@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ COPY package.json . | |||
# COPY package.json package-lock.json ./ | |||
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RUN npm install | |||
# If you are building your code for production | |||
# RUN npm install --only=production |
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Isn't it better to use the NODE_ENV
env var?
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Good point but an environment variable affects the following commands.
But I'm ok for changing it using ARG NODE_ENV=production
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It can be set when running docker run
as per best practices.
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Yes but npm install
is made during the build time. The "-e" option is available only at run time.
If you prefer I can suggest to build the image using --build-args NODE_ENV=production
in the best practise
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Yes you are right, I have no strong opinions.
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Thank you for contributing!
as titled
If it is ok, I'll reproduce this changes in italian language (or using google translate in the others)