Quickly execute a node script in a fresh docker container

docker-node.md

Read more about using the official Node.js docker image.

running a file

Quickly execute a node script in a fresh docker container using the command below.

The current directory where the command is run will be mounted into the container as a volume.

docker run -it --rm --name my-running-script \
-v "$PWD":/usr/src/app -w /usr/src/app \
node:14 \
node your-daemon-or-script.js

evaluating code

docker run -it --rm --name my-running-script \
-v "$PWD":/usr/src/app -w /usr/src/app \
node:14 \
node -e "console.log('hello world')"