This guide covers how to build Docker images and deploy the Vloggram, including both frontend and backend services.

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Frontend deployment

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Build Docker Image

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Prerequisites

Ensure your system has the following software installed:
  • Docker Engine 20.10+ or Docker Desktop
  • Docker Buildx (for multi-platform builds)

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Build Commands

Execute the following command in the frontend project root directory to build the Docker image: 
# Build image (without pushing to registry)
docker build \
  --build-arg NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL= \
  --build-arg NEXT_PUBLIC_FRONTEND_URL= \
  --build-arg NEXT_PUBLIC_API_DOCS_URL= \
  -t vloggram-frontend \
  .

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Key Build Parameters

ParameterDescriptionDefault Value
NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URLBackend API server addressNone (required)
NEXT_PUBLIC_FRONTEND_URLFrontend application access addressNone (required)
NEXT_PUBLIC_API_DOCS_URLDocumentation addressNone (required)

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Run Containers

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Basic Run

# Run container
docker run -d \
  --name vloggram-frontend \
  -p 3000:3000 \
  vloggram-frontend

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Environment Variables Configuration

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Production Environment Variables

In CI/CD pipelines, the following environment variables are configured through GitHub Actions secrets and variables:
VariableDescriptionConfiguration Location
NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URLBackend API addressGitHub Variables
NEXT_PUBLIC_FRONTEND_URLFrontend access addressGitHub Variables
NEXT_PUBLIC_API_DOCS_URLDocumentation addressGitHub Variables

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Backend Deployment

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Build Docker Image

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Prerequisites

Ensure your system has the following software installed:
  • Docker Engine 20.10+ or Docker Desktop
  • Docker Buildx (for multi-platform builds)

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Build Commands

Execute the following command in the frontend project root directory to build the Docker image: 
# Build image (without pushing to registry)
docker build \
  -t vloggram-backend \
  .

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Run Containers

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Basic Run

# Run container
docker run -d \
  --name vloggram-backend \
  -p 5000:5000 \
  -e PORT=5000 \
  -e FRONTEND_URL= \
  -e BETTER_AUTH_SECRET= \
  -e MONGODB_URI= \
  -e AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID= \
  -e AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY= \
  -e AWS_ENDPOINT= \
  -e AWS_BUCKET= \
  vloggram-backend

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Environment Variables Configuration

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Required Environment Variables

VariableTypeDescription
PORTnumberServer port (default: 5000)
FRONTEND_URLstringCORS allowed origins (JSON array serialized, e.g., "[\"http://localhost:3000\"]")
BETTER_AUTH_SECRETstringBetter Auth secret key
MONGODB_URIstringMongoDB replica set connection string*
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_IDstringAWS access key
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEYstringAWS secret key
AWS_ENDPOINTstringAWS endpoint
AWS_BUCKETstringAWS bucket name
*: The backend requires MongoDB to be running as a replica set for proper functionality.

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Document Deployment

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Build Docker Image

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Prerequisites

Ensure your system has the following software installed:
  • Docker Engine 20.10+ or Docker Desktop
  • Docker Buildx (for multi-platform builds)

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Build Commands

Execute the following command in the document project root directory to build the Docker image: 
# Build image (without pushing to registry)
docker build \
  -t vloggram-document \
  .

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Run Containers

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Basic Run

# Run container
docker run -d \
  --name vloggram-document \
  -p 3000:3000 \
  vloggram-document