Dockerization

Docker Compose for Development: One Command, Full Stack Running

Every developer on your team should be able to run the entire application stack with a single docker compose up. No installing Postgres locally, no Redis version mismatches, no "it works on my machine." We build development Compose stacks with hot-reload, debug ports, seed data, and service health dependencies.

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Why Your Dev Environment Needs Docker Compose

Without Compose, onboarding a new developer means a multi-page setup guide: install Postgres 16 (not 15), install Redis 7, install Elasticsearch, set these 12 environment variables, run these 3 migration commands, seed the database with this script. Something always breaks.

With Compose, it is git clone && docker compose up. Every service version is pinned, environment variables are defined in .env.example, migrations run automatically, and seed data loads on first boot. Onboarding goes from half a day to five minutes.

Our Development Compose Setup

We use docker-compose.yml for production defaults and docker-compose.override.yml for dev-specific overrides (Compose merges them automatically):

Volume mounts: Source code mounted into the container with volumes: - ./src:/app/src for hot-reload. node_modules uses a named volume to avoid host/container conflicts.
Debug ports: Node.js gets --inspect=0.0.0.0:9229 exposed for Chrome DevTools or VS Code debugger attachment. Python gets debugpy on port 5678.
Service dependencies: depends_on with health checks so the app does not start before the database is ready.
Seed data: Init scripts in /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/ for databases, or a seed service that runs migrations + seed on first boot.

Environment variables come from .env (gitignored) with an .env.example template committed to the repo.

What You Get

docker-compose.yml + docker-compose.override.yml for dev overrides
Hot-reload with volume mounts for your language/framework
Debug port exposure for IDE attachment
Database with seed data loaded on first boot
.env.example with all required environment variables documented
Makefile with common commands (make up, make down, make logs, make seed)
One-command setup: make setup → clone, build, start, seed

Why Anubiz Engineering

100% async — no calls, no meetings

Delivered in days, not weeks

Full documentation included

Production-grade from day one

Security-first approach

Post-delivery support included

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