Downloading Doubtfire-api into local machine in MAC OS using Docker

Prerequisites

Docker downloaded on to your local desktop.

Steps for creating the doubtfire-api container

Step 1: Create a folder in your desired directory and open the terminal pointing at the folder location

Step 2: Clone the Doubtfire-api repository to your created folder using the terminal.

$ git clone https://github.com/doubtfire-lms/doubtfire-api

All the files will be copied to your new directory with the folder name Doubtfire-api with all of its contents.

Step 3: Open a new terminal at the Doubtfire-api location that been created at the newly-created directory.

Step 4: Run the following command in the terminal to build the doubtfire-api container

$ docker-compose up --build -d && docker-compose exec api bundle exec rake db:setup db:migrate

Step 5: Check doubtfire-api is up and running by connecting to the localhost http://localhost:3000/api/docs/

You should see all the Doubtfire endpoints, which means the API is running.

Step 6: Stop doubtfire-api container

docker-compose down

Step 7: Run doubtfire-api container

 docker-compose up -d && docker-compose exec api bundle exec rake db:setup db:migrate

Step 8: list image and container

$ docker image ls

$ docker container ls