SpringBoot + Docker bare minimum app

System Requirement

1. Maven
2. Java 8
3. Docker for Windows or Mac

Package the Jar

1. cd <project dir>

2. mvn clean install

Build and Run Image

1. Make sure docker is running i.e. docker ps

2. build the image docker build .

3. or build image with a tag docker build -t <docker-hub-name>/<image-name>

4. Next step is to run the image docker run -p 8080:8080 <image-id> or <docker-hub-name>/<image-name>

5. Go to browser and type localhost:8080

we should see landing page of our app

Congrats! you have springboot app running in a container.

Verify

docker ps -> should show the current container running