Docker Best Practice

Posted on May 21, 2020

I am planning to create a docker configuration, it will be implemented in an empty VPS.

The idea is to cover all process, including generating SSL certificate using letsencrypt, until serving the MERN application.

What is the best practice for this?

Do we need to create 1 docker compose file, it will cover all process?

Or we need to split the process into 2, one for generating the SSL certificate and the other for serving the application?

Or is there a better way?

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Bobby

May 21, 2020

Accepted Answer

Hi there @budiantoip,

I believe that it would be more convenient for you to have 1 Docker Compose Yaml file which would do all of the set up for you.

That way if you need to move your application to another Droplet, you will be able to only run that 1 docker-compose up command and your environment would be up and running.

Regards, Bobby