Using Docker you need to install it first: https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop

On Windows it is running in a strict secure mode. You need to add the source directory to the Docker Resources: Settings / Resources / File Sharing -> add the application root directory

Start in foreground (good for debugging flask and see the logs). You can stop it with [CMD + C] on OSX or [CTRL + C] on Windows or Linux.

docker-compose up

Start in background

docker-compose up -d

Stop the container which is running in the background

docker-compose down

Rebuild the image if the backend code has changed

docker-compose build

The Docker lifecycle is to build the image and run it only once. After that you can stop or start the image.

Building Docker image

docker build -t "climatemind-backend:0.1" .

Checking the built image

docker images climatemind-backend

Running Docker

docker run -d --name climatemind-backend --publish 5000:5000 climatemind-backend:0.1

Stop the container

docker stop climatemind-backend

Start the container

docker start climatemind-backend