This is an example of an basic docker setup for a node api

Build image:

docker build -t node-api:v1 .

create network

docker network create node-api-network

Start MYSQL:

docker run \
--rm \
-d \
--name mysql_server \
-e MYSQL_DATABASE='test_db' \
-e MYSQL_USER='dan' \
-e MYSQL_PASSWORD='secret' \
-e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD='secret' \
--network node-api-network \
mysql:8.0 

Start node-api

docker run \
--rm \
--name node-app \
--network node-api-network \
-p 3000:3000 \
-v $(pwd):/app \
node-api:v1 

Stop running container using

docker stop node-app
docker stop mysql_server

or start using

docker-compose up

and stop using

docker-compose down