Multi-Container Todo App

A simple, containerized todo application built with Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and Docker Compose. Perfect for learning Docker multi-container applications and modern web development.

Features

• ✅ Create, view, and delete todos
• 🐳 Fully containerized with Docker Compose
• 🔄 Hot reload development environment
• 📱 Responsive Bootstrap UI
• ⏰ Todo timestamps with moment.js
• 🗄️ MongoDB persistence

Tech Stack

• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: MongoDB
• Frontend: EJS templating, Bootstrap 4
• Development: Nodemon, LiveReload
• Containerization: Docker, Docker Compose

Quick Start

1. Clone the repository

   git clone <your-repo-url>
   cd multi-container-app

2. Start the application

   docker compose up -d

3. Open your browser Navigate to http://localhost:3000

4. Stop the application

   docker compose down

Development

For development with hot reload:

docker compose up

The app will automatically reload when you make changes to the code.

Project Structure

├── app/
│   ├── config/         # Database configuration
│   ├── models/         # Mongoose models
│   ├── routes/         # Express routes
│   ├── views/          # EJS templates
│   ├── server.js       # Main server file
│   ├── package.json    # Node dependencies
│   └── Dockerfile      # App container config
├── compose.yaml        # Docker Compose configuration
└── README.md

Services

• todo-app: Node.js application (port 3000)
• todo-database: MongoDB database (port 27017)

License

ISC