gg-backend/README.md

Docker Setup (Backend + Frontend + PostgreSQL)

This project provides a complete development environment using Docker Compose for:

• Backend (Node.js / Express / Prisma)
• Frontend (Vite / React)
• PostgreSQL Database

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Project Structure

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├── backend/
├── frontend/
├── docker/
│   └── dev/
│       ├── Dockerfile.main
│       └── Dockerfile.frontend
├── docker-compose.dev.yml

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Prerequisites

Make sure you have installed:

• Docker
• Docker Compose

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Environment Variables

Backend (backend/.env)

DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:password@db:5432/mydb
PORT=5008
JWT_SECRET=your_secret_here

CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS=http://localhost:5173

BYTESCALE_SECRET_API_KEY=your_key
POSTMARK_API_KEY=your_key
EMAIL_FROM=admin@example.com

Frontend (frontend/.env)

VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:5008/api

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Running the Project

Start containers

docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up --build

Create User

docker exec -it gg-backend-api-backend-1 node src/utils/createUser.js <name> <password> <role>

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Stop containers

docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml down

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Database (PostgreSQL)

• User: user
• Password: password
• DB: mydb

Data is persisted using Docker volume:

postgres_data