Error in running the volumes in docker toolbox - docker

Question

This is the docker-compose file I have already set the folder to share by Virtual Box VM but it is still not working.
version: '3'
services:
postgres:
image: 'postgres:latest'
deploy:
restart_policy:
condition: on-failure
window: 15m
redis:
image: 'redis:latest'
nginx:
restart: always
build:
dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev
context: ./nginx
ports:
- '3050:80'
api:
build:
dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev
context: ./server
volumes:
- /usr/src/app/node_modules
- ./server:/usr/src/app
environment:
- REDIS_HOST=redis
- REDIS_PORT=6379
- PGUSER=postgres
- PGHOST=postgres
- PGDATABASE=postgres
- PGPASSWORD=postgres_password
- PGPORT=5432
client:
build:
dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev
context: ./client
volumes:
- /usr/src/app/node_modules
- ./client:/usr/src/app
worker:
build:
dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev
context: ./worker
volumes:
- /usr/src/app/node_modules
- ./worker:/usr/src/app
I am running it on Windows 7 sp1. Whenever I run docker-compose up - I get an error:
api_1 | npm ERR! code ENOENT
api_1 | npm ERR! syscall open
api_1 | npm ERR! path /usr/src/app/package.json
api_1 | npm ERR! errno -2
api_1 | npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/usr/src/
app/package.json'
api_1 | npm ERR! enoent This is related to npm not being able to find a fi
le.
api_1 | npm ERR! enoent
api_1 |
api_1 | npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
api_1 | npm ERR! /root/.npm/_logs/2020-05-28T04_06_56_121Z-debug.log
complex_api_1 exited with code 254
Thanks in advance, please help.
I am trying to run a Fibonacci project from the Udemy course of Docker and Kubernetes complete guide.
Each service has its own package.json and other files.
Server Docker File :
FROM node:alpine
WORKDIR /usr/src/app
COPY package.json .
RUN npm install
COPY . .
CMD ["npm", "run", "dev"]
Worker Docker File :
FROM node:alpine
WORKDIR /usr/src/app
COPY package.json .
RUN npm install
COPY . .
CMD ["npm", "run", "dev"]
Client Docker File :
FROM node:alpine
WORKDIR /usr/src/app
COPY package.json .
RUN npm install
COPY . .
CMD ["npm", "run", "start"]

Answer 1

If you want to share data between containers
services:
client:
build:
dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev
context: ./client
volumes:
- datavolume:/usr/src/app/node_modules
- ./client:/usr/src/app
worker:
build:
dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev
context: ./worker
volumes:
- datavolume:/usr/src/app/node_modules
- ./worker:/usr/src/app
volumes:
datavolume: {}
Since it looks like your dev, I would suggest mount your workspace folder into container
services:
client:
build:
dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev
context: ./client
volumes:
- ./node_modules:/usr/src/app/node_modules
- ./client:/usr/src/app
worker:
build:
dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev
context: ./worker
volumes:
- ./node_modules:/usr/src/app/node_modules
- ./worker:/usr/src/app
And better way is treating every service a standalone project. Each of them should own their self package.json and node_modules.
services:
client:
build:
dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev
context: ./client
volumes:
- ./client:/usr/src/app
worker:
build:
dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev
context: ./worker
volumes:
- ./worker:/usr/src/app
In my opinion, it doesn't make sense to use same libraries in different project which in different purpose.

Answer 2

I had the same error! Actually I solved moving my project to /c/Users/currentUser from c/Program Files/Docker Toolbox. Maybe you have your project folder inside Program Files directory and not inside Users one, is It right? Try with this, Just Copy your project folder inside users and running your docker-compose from there. Let me know!