To generate the Docker files automatically, open the Command Palette by pressing ⇧⌘P on a Mac or Control+Shift+P on a Windows PC. But if you do want to speed up creating these files, you have the option of letting the extension do some of the heavy-lifting for you. If you have existing projects with Docker or docker-compose files or you simply prefer to write your own, don’t worry, the extension still has a lot to offer you. Run the Docker image, also from the terminal.īut with the Docker extension, you can have VS Code do most of the heavy lifting for you. Build the Docker image from the terminal. Traditionally, to add Docker, you would need to: Create a dockerfile.
You won’t do anything else with this app as it’s just being used to play around in our Dockerfile Adding a Docker File Then, the app responds with “Hello World!” for requests to the root URL (/). All the code does is make the app start a server and listen on port 3000 for connections. get( "/", (req, res) => ) īasically, the code above is just to create a hello world application. Next, create a file called index.js and paste the following code:Ĭonst express = require( "express") const app = express() const port = 3000 app.
Let’s create a basic node express.js app to show how you can use the extension.įirst, create a folder where you want your project to be stored and open it up in VS Code. : Containers ,volumes, images, and more Building Our Project Here, you can also see your images, registries, volumes, networks, e.t.c. All our running and stopped containers are highlighted inside the Docker explorer. Once it’s done downloading, you will notice a Docker icon or logo at the bottom left corner of your window. The first selection in this image is what you want to look for to install. You should see something like this: Searching for docker extension Head to the extension section in VS Code and type docker in the search box. Instructions on installing and running Docker are available, and they should be specific to the operating system you are running. To follow along with this article, you will need to have Docker installed on your workstation. I’ll do all this without having to use the terminal at all.
I’ll be using this extension to work with Docker by adding a dockerfile, building an image, and also running it. This extension has some exciting features that can make working with Docker easier. In this article, I’ll walk you through how to use Docker in VS Code using the Docker extension. Simply put, it helps you manage Docker better. Created by Microsoft, the Docker extension makes it easy to build, manage, and deploy containerized applications without leaving your code editor.
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