Understanding a Dockerfile
Understanding a Dockerfile Dockerfile describes exactly how the docker image should be constructed. It is made up of various instructions such as FROM, RUN, COPY, and WORKDIR. FROM : Image to use as its starting point. Our Image is based on ruby:2.6 RUN : Tells Docker to execute commands apt-get : Linux command to install software -y : Answers YES to any prompts -qq : Enables QUIET mode to reduce printed output Installs nodejs - A prerequisite of running Rails --no-install-recommends : Not to install other non essential packages We don't need sudo here because commands inside the container by default runs by root user COPY . /usr/src/app/ Copy all files from current directory (.) to /usr/src/app Copies Rails application into container at /usr/src/app Source path is depends on where our Dockerfile is located WORKDIR /usr/src/app : Container default working directory is / Change working directory to /usr/src/app RUN bundle install : Executes from...