Merge branch 'master' of github.com:hioa-cs/data2410_fullstack_example

Author: alfreb

README.md

@@ -3,17 +3,24 @@
 ## Running each container with docker
 This example uses the `skynet` network, created with `$ docker network create skynet`. If you want to use your own network, replace `skynet` with the name of your own network.
 
-
+### Starting the database
+The database uses the official MySQL docker image directly, with the contents of the `sql` directory mounted inside (e.g. the `sql` directory will be shared with the container)
 Standing in the source repo, start the database like this:
 ```
 $ docker run -it --rm -d --name mysql1 --network skynet -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=my-secret-pw -v $(pwd)/sql:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d mysql
 ```
-Notice the `-d` - this will make the container run in the background. If you have docker for mac or docker for windows installed, you should be able to see a container named `mysql1` running.
+Notice the `-d` - this will make the container run in the background. If you have docker for mac or docker for windows installed you should be able to see a container named `mysql1` running.
 
-The backend, which hosts both the API and the frontend can now be started like this:
+### Build and run the backend
+The backend, which hosts both the API and the frontend, has a couple of python dependencies which is nice to build into the container. Build with:
+```
+ $ docker build -t python_backend  ./python_backend/
+```
+This will result in an image named `python_backend`. You should be able to see that with `$ docker images` or by clikcing the "Images" label in docker for desktop.
+The backend can now be started like this:
 ```
 $ docker run -it --rm --name pyback --network skynet -p 5000:5000 -v $(pwd)/python_backend/server.py:/var/fullstack/server.py -v $(pwd)/frontend/:/var/fullstack/frontend/ -t python_backend python /var/fullstack/server.py
 ```
 
 ## Running with docker compose
-TODO
+TODO