🚀 Node.js + Docker + Nginx Production Setup

A professional Node.js project demonstrating multi-stage Docker builds, Docker Compose for dev & prod, and an Nginx reverse proxy for a production-ready deployment.

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🔧 Features

• Multi-stage Dockerfile (development & production)
• Healthcheck endpoint (/health)
• Nginx reverse proxy in production
• Hot-reload in development
• Environment-based configuration
• Makefile with shortcuts
• .env support for multiple environments

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📂 Project Structure

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├── src/                      # Node.js source code
│   └── index.js              # Main Express server
├── nginx.conf                 # Nginx reverse proxy config
├── Dockerfile                 # Multi-stage Dockerfile
├── docker-compose.yml         # Base compose file
├── docker-compose.dev.yml     # Dev overrides
├── docker-compose.prod.yml    # Prod overrides
├── .env.example               # Example env file
├── .env.development           # Development env vars
├── .env.production            # Production env vars
├── .dockerignore              # Ignore files for Docker builds
├── Makefile                   # Shortcut commands
└── README.md                  # Documentation

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📸 Screenshots

Development Mode (Blue Badge)

Production Mode (Red Badge)

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🖥️ Tech Stack

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👨‍💻 Author

Mahmoud Metwally
🔗 LinkedIn
💻 GitHub

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🌍 Try it Live

You can spin up this project instantly in your browser with GitPod:

• Development server → opens automatically at port 5000
• Production server → available manually at port 8000