This blog post shows how you can debug a simple Node.js application running in a Docker container. The tutorial is laid out in a fashion that allows you to use it as a reference while you’re building your own Node.js application and is intended for readers who have prior exposure to JavaScript programming and Docker.
Prerequisites
- Docker. For details about installing Docker, refer to the Install Docker page.
- Node.js 10 or higher. To check out if Node.js is installed on your computer, fire up a terminal window and type the following command:
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node -v
If Node.js is already installed, you'll see something like the following: