[Spoiler alert]: in the end of this onboard, you'll basically develop a CRUD of an entity called User. So, in order to store the user data in our app, let's create a real database.
The database we use on most of our projects is PostgresSQL, an open-source relational database.
Creating the database containers
You can create a new branch called feature/setup-database for the next 2 steps.
There are a lot of setup so far right? In order to reduce the project setup time, we use Docker containers to create a database to work locally while developing. We'll create 2 databases: one for running server locally and another for (spoiler alert 2) the tests. Yeah, we will write tests. 🤓
First, make sure you have Docker installed on your machine. Just hit CommandSpace and type Docker. If not, you can download on their site.
Create a docker-compose.yml file on your root project folder.
Setup the two databases in the docker-compose.yml file. You can use this example if you want, just replace the values on environment fields.
Run $ docker-compose up -d on terminal to mount your containers.
Note: Before run docker-compose commands, make sure that the docker is running on your mac. You can use again CommandSpace, type Docker and hit Enter.
Note 2: If you want to stop your containers, you can run $ docker-compose stop command in your project's root folder.
Step 1/4 - Containers everywhere
Estimated time: 2 hours
[Spoiler alert]: in the end of this onboard, you'll basically develop a CRUD of an entity called
User. So, in order to store the user data in our app, let's create a real database.The database we use on most of our projects is PostgresSQL, an open-source relational database.
Creating the database containers
feature/setup-databasefor the next 2 steps.There are a lot of setup so far right? In order to reduce the project setup time, we use Docker containers to create a database to work locally while developing. We'll create 2 databases: one for running server locally and another for (spoiler alert 2) the tests. Yeah, we will write tests. 🤓
First, make sure you have Docker installed on your machine. Just hit Command Space and type
Docker. If not, you can download on their site.docker-compose.ymlfile on your root project folder.docker-compose.ymlfile. You can use this example if you want, just replace the values onenvironmentfields.$ docker-compose up -don terminal to mount your containers.Note: Before run
docker-composecommands, make sure that the docker is running on your mac. You can use again Command Space, typeDockerand hit Enter.Note 2: If you want to stop your containers, you can run
$ docker-compose stopcommand in your project's root folder.