Using Docker

Step 1: Set environment variables in .env file

You first need to define your environment variables. In most projects, these are typically stored in a .env file (Check your project's README.md or documentation for specific instructions on which env variables to define).

Step 2: Running Docker Compose

Once the Dockerfile and .env files are set up, we can proceed with running the container.

Go to the directory containing the docker-compose.yml and .env files, and run:

docker-compose up -d --build

This command will start all the services defined in docker-compose.yml in detached mode (-d), and build the images if they are not already created.

Step 3: Verify the Setup

To verify that the container is running, you can use the following command:

docker-compose ps

This command will list all running containers started with docker-compose.

Step 4: Using the Application

To use the application, you might need to access it at localhost:8000 (or whichever port you have exposed in your docker-compose.yml).

Step 5: Using PostgreSQL

You should be able to connect to your PostgreSQL database via a client such as PgAdmin. You would use host.docker.internal as the hostname if the PostgreSQL database is running on your localhost and not inside a container, along with the appropriate username, password and database name.

Step 6: Stopping the Containers

Once you are done, use the following command to stop your containers:

docker-compose down

Remember to replace any placeholder values in the steps with your actual values.