Docker Compose for Node.js + PostgreSQL
A Node.js REST API with PostgreSQL database. Ready for Express, Fastify, or any Node framework.
node postgres api backend
compose.yaml
services:
app:
build: ./app
ports:
- target: 3000
mode: ingress
environment:
- DATABASE_URL=postgresql://postgres:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@db:5432/app
- NODE_ENV=production
healthcheck:
test:
- CMD
- curl
- -f
- http://localhost:3000/
interval: 30s
timeout: 5s
retries: 3
depends_on:
- db
deploy:
resources:
reservations:
cpus: "0.5"
memory: 256M
restart: unless-stopped
db:
image: postgres:16
ports:
- target: 5432
mode: host
environment:
- POSTGRES_DB=app
- POSTGRES_USER=postgres
- POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
healthcheck:
test:
- CMD-SHELL
- pg_isready -U postgres
interval: 10s
timeout: 5s
retries: 5
deploy:
resources:
reservations:
cpus: "0.5"
memory: 256M
restart: unless-stopped
x-defang-postgres: true
Services
- app ./app
- db postgres:16