Docker Patterns

The docker-patterns skill provides developers with Docker and Docker Compose templates and best practices for local development environments, multi-container architectures, and production-ready deployments. It addresses common challenges in containerized workflows including service orchestration, networking, volume management, and security by offering concrete examples like multi-stage Dockerfiles, development-to-production configurations, and pre-configured service stacks with databases, caching, and testing tools. This skill is designed for teams migrating from local development to containerized workflows or building scalable multi-service applications.

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$ npx -y skills add affaan-m/everything-claude-code --skill docker-patterns --agent claude-code

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Docker Patterns

Docker and Docker Compose best practices for containerized development.

Docker Compose for Local Development

Standard Web App Stack

# docker-compose.yml
services:
  app:
    build:
      context: .
      target: dev                     # Use dev stage of multi-stage Dockerfile
    ports:
      - "3000:3000"
    volumes:
      - .:/app                        # Bind mount for hot reload
      - /app/node_modules             # Anonymous volume -- preserves container deps
    environment:
      - DATABASE_URL=postgres://postgres:postgres@db:5432/app_dev
      - REDIS_URL=redis://redis:6379/0
      - NODE_ENV=development
    depends_on:
      db:
        condition: service_healthy
      redis:
        condition: service_started
    command: npm run dev

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