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CleanBites - Setup Guide

🛠 Running CleanBites with Docker

To containerize CleanBites, follow these steps.

1️⃣ Build the Docker Image

Run the following command to build the Docker image:

docker-compose build

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2️⃣ Start the Application in a Docker Container

Run the application in a container:

docker-compose up -d

✅ This starts the backend API, which will be available at http://localhost:8000.

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3️⃣ Stopping the Container

To stop the running container:

docker-compose down

✅ This shuts down the application while preserving any persistent data.

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🚀 Updating Docker Container After Repo Changes

✅ Summary of Commands

Change Type	Command
Code changes only (Python, HTML, JS, CSS)	docker-compose down && docker-compose up -d
Dependency updates (requirements.txt)	docker-compose down && docker-compose build && docker-compose up -d
Dockerfile or docker-compose.yml changes	docker-compose down && docker-compose up --build -d
Check logs	docker-compose logs -f
Access running container	docker-compose exec api bash

Notes

• Ensure that your PostgreSQL instance (or AWS RDS database) is running and correctly configured.

• The API is automatically exposed on port 8000 inside the container.

• If you encounter issues, check logs using:

  docker-compose logs -f

Enjoy using CleanBites! 🚀🎉