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Initializing Dependencies

This section guides you through the setup and initialization of the primary dependencies required to get the MedSync WebApp up and running. These include Docker, Docker-Compose, and the database setup.

1. Docker & Docker-Compose Setup

Docker provides an efficient way to containerize applications and their dependencies. Docker-Compose, on the other hand, allows for defining and running multi-container Docker applications.

What is Docker and Docker-Compose?

Docker is a platform for developing, shipping, and running applications using containerization. Docker-Compose is a tool for defining and running multi-container Docker applications.

Refer to this section for more details on Docker and Docker-Compose.

Tip

We are using Docker and Docker-Compose to run all the services required for the MedSync WebApp.

Refer to this section for more details on the project composition.

Windows

  1. Install Docker Desktop for Windows

    • Download the Docker Desktop for Windows from the official Docker website.
    • Launch the installer and follow the installation wizard.

  2. Docker-Compose

    • Docker Desktop for Windows already comes bundled with Docker-Compose, so there's no need for a separate installation.

  3. Verify Installation

    • Open the command prompt and run: 
      docker --version
docker-compose --version
    • Ensure that both commands return their respective versions, indicating a successful installation. 
      Docker version 24.0.2, build cb74dfc
Docker Compose version v2.19.1

MacOS

  1. Install Docker Desktop for Mac:

    • Download Docker Desktop for Mac from the official Docker website.
    • Drag and drop the Docker.app to the Applications folder.

  2. Docker-Compose:

    • Docker Desktop for Mac already comes bundled with Docker-Compose, so there's no need for a separate installation.

  3. Verify Installation:

    • Open the terminal and run: 
       docker --version
 docker-compose --version
    • Ensure that both commands return their respective versions, indicating a successful installation. 
      Docker version 24.0.2, build cb74dfc
Docker Compose version v2.19.1

Ubuntu

Install Docker

  1. Update the apt package index: 
    sudo apt-get update
  2. Install Docker's package dependencies: 
    sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common
  3. Add Docker’s official GPG key: 
    curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
  4. Add Docker's repository: 
    sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable"
  5. Install Docker: 
    sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install docker-ce

Install Docker-Compose

Warning

Replace 2.22.0 with the latest version of Docker-Compose.

  1. Download the Docker-Compose binary: 
    sudo curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/v2.22.0/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
  2. Apply executable permissions to the binary: 
    sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

Verify Installation

  1. Run: 
    docker --version
docker-compose --version

  2. Both commands should return their respective versions.

    Docker version 24.0.2, build cb74dfc
Docker Compose version v2.19.1

2. Deployment