Docker Typescript Debugging

Example for Debugging Node.js + Typescript Running inside Docker Containers with Hot Reload

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Features

• Node.js + TypeScript app
• Runs in Docker container
• With hot reload
• Ability to debug with VSCode
• Multiple applications
• A shared library

Usage

Recommended OS: Linux

Requirements: Yarn, Docker, Docker Compose

Setup

• yarn install

Development

• make dev or yarn dev (Start development backend services, http://localhost:3000)
• Ctrl+F5 (Start debugging and choose which container to debug)

Codebase

• app1.ts simple Node.js server
• app2.ts another simple Node.js server

Important files

• docker-compose.yml backend development environment
• package.json contains nodemon configuration for hot reload
• .vscode/launch.json launch configuration for debuggers

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