Updated to allow local development

Author: perfetti

README.md

@@ -14,11 +14,7 @@ To build from local directories, run:
 ./build_local.sh
 ```
 
-Once built to run the containers:
-
-```bash
-./up_local.sh
-```
+This setup allows for hot-swapping of code. Any changes made in the `repo_refs` directories will be immediately reflected in the running containers, allowing developers to see their changes in real-time via the nginx server.
 
 ### GitHub Build
 
@@ -28,11 +24,9 @@ To build from GitHub repositories, run:
 ./build_github.sh
 ```
 
-Once built to run the containers:
+The GitHub build process is isolated from the local development environment, ensuring a clean and isolated build environment. This prevents any potential conflicts with local volumes.
 
-```bash
-./up_github.sh
-```
+## Once Built
 
 Once the container is up and running, you can hit `http://localhost:8089/` it `/` will route you to FE react project by default.
 

build_github.sh

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 source ./setup_github.sh
 
-# Run Docker Compose
-docker-compose -f compose.yaml up --build
+# Run Docker Compose without local volumes
+docker-compose -f compose.yaml up --build --no-deps

build_local.sh

@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# Set environment variables for local build
-export FRONTEND_BUILD_CONTEXT=./repo_refs/react1-app
-export API_BUILD_CONTEXT=./repo_refs/rails-app
-export BACKEND_BUILD_CONTEXT=./repo_refs/react2-app
+source ./setup_local.sh
 
 # Run Docker Compose
 docker-compose -f compose.yaml up --build

compose.yaml

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ services:
     environment:
       - PUBLIC_URL=${FRONTEND_PUBLIC_URL}
       - WDS_SOCKET_PORT=${WDS_SOCKET_PORT}
+    volumes:
+      - ./repo_refs/react1-app:/app
   api:
     build: ${API_BUILD_CONTEXT}
     ports:
@@ -20,6 +22,8 @@ services:
       - DATABASE_HOST=${DATABASE_HOST}
       - DATABASE_USERNAME=${DATABASE_USERNAME}
       - RAILS_ENV=${RAILS_ENV}
+    volumes:
+      - ./repo_refs/rails-app:/app
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:3000/api/ping"]
       interval: 10s
@@ -54,6 +58,8 @@ services:
       - WDS_SOCKET_PORT=${WDS_SOCKET_PORT}
     networks:
       - app-network
+    volumes:
+      - ./repo_refs/react2-app:/app
   nginx:
     image: nginx:alpine
     ports: