Docker Compose for DynamoDB Local and Admin UI

docker-compose.yml

version: '3.7'
services:
  dynamodb-local:
    image: amazon/dynamodb-local:latest
    container_name: dynamodb-local
    ports:
      - "8000:8000"

  dynamodb-admin:
    image: aaronshaf/dynamodb-admin
    ports:
      - "8001:8001"
    environment:
      DYNAMO_ENDPOINT: "http://dynamodb-local:8000"
      AWS_REGION: "us-west-2"
      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: local
      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: local
    depends_on:
      - dynamodb-local

Double check the region matches and you set some local credentials (and use them in the SDK in addition to the endpoint parameter.)

@cmackenzie1 What should the region match to? Does this relate to the region we set up in aws configure or... ?

@mxmzb it would depend on your specific setup. The AWS SDK (in the language of your choice) should at least specify the same region as the configured Docker container.

If you are relying on profiles in your ~/.aws/credentials file, then the region for the selected profile would need to match.

I was unable to see tables created by different scripts until I enabled sharedDb mode.

Note the command property...

version: '3.9'
services:

  dynamodb:
    image: amazon/dynamodb-local:2.4.0
    command: "-jar DynamoDBLocal.jar -sharedDb"
    healthcheck:
      test: [ "CMD-SHELL", "curl -v http://dynamodb:8000" ]
      interval: 3s
      timeout: 3s
      retries: 5
      start_period: 3s
    ports:
      - "8000:8000"
    restart: always

  dynamodb-admin:
    image: aaronshaf/dynamodb-admin:4.6.1
    ports:
      - "8001:8001"
    environment:
      DYNAMO_ENDPOINT: "http://dynamodb:8000"
      AWS_REGION: "eu-west-2"
      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: abc
      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: def
    depends_on:
      dynamodb:
        condition: service_healthy