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Docker Compose Networking, Volumes, and Runtime Controls/Bind mount local source

Mounts the current directory into the container.

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Section: Volumes and Storage

Bind mount local source

yaml
yaml
services:
  app:
    image: node:20
    working_dir: /app
    volumes:
      - ./:/app
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