nhmtns/meteor-dev repository overview

⁠Meteor-dev - Docker Container for Meteor Development and Learning

This docker image brings up a container with Meteor pre-installed.

Meteor container to quickly support development and particularly for those interested in learning the technology. This container does not assume that you have a project already and try run it while coming up. Instead, it brings up a container with Meteor pre-installed and just ready to go.

⁠Features

1. Brings up the container as a non-root user: appdev/appdev
2. Starts the container in ~/apps directory. Any files created in here will go away along with the container. So, this space can be used for learning project.
3. Cotains fix for this often encountered MongoDb issue⁠

⁠Launching this container

1. Start a Mongodb container
   Ex: $ docker run --name mymongodb -d mongo
2. Launch this container
   $ docker run -i -t --name <new_container_name> -v <host_dir>:<container_mount_dir> --link mymongodb:db_1 -p 80:3000 nhmtns/meteor-dev
   Example:
   $ docker run -i -t --name meteor -v /host/Development:/develop --link mymongodb:db_1 -p 80:3000 nhmtns/meteor-dev

⁠Using for Development

1. cd to your project folder at the mount point ($ cd /develop)  
2. run 'meteor' from the container  
3. start editing project files using your fav editor installed on the host  
4. see changes taking effect in the running instance   

⁠For Meteor Learners

After launching this container, you will be in the ~/apps directory, simply type:

$ meteor create my-first-app  
$ cd my-first-app  
$ meteor  
Type http://localhost in your browser 

Remember, your app directory (my-first-app) will go away once you shutdown-your container. If you want your project to persist, then you need to create it on the host folder that you mounted into the continer ("/develop" from the above How to Use example)