Using Docker For Github Project deployment

27/03/2026
Suryaprakash S - Author
Developer

Today we will see about using of Docker for Github project deployment

• Install required tools
  sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

• Install Git
  sudo apt install git -y

• Install Node.js (IMPORTANT → Node 20+)
  sudo apt remove nodejs npm -y

curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | sudo -E bash -

sudo apt install -y nodejs

• Verify
  node -v
  npm -v

• Clone your GitHub project
  git clone https://github.com/yourusername/your-repo.git
  cd your-repo

• Install dependencies
  rm -rf node_modules package-lock.json
  npm install

• Build project (IMPORTANT)
  npm run build

• Install Docker
  sudo apt install docker.io -y
  sudo systemctl start docker
  sudo systemctl enable docker

• Run website using Docker
  docker run -d -p 80:80 \
  -v $(pwd)/dist:/usr/share/nginx/html \
  --name mysite \
  nginx

• Verify container
  docker ps

• Open website
  http:your-ec2-public-ip

If you find any conflicts , check here

• Docker install conflict

sudo apt remove containerd containerd.io -y
sudo apt install docker.io -y

• Docker permission denied
  sudo usermod -aG docker ubuntu
  newgrp docker

• Container not running / site not opening
  docker ps
  Test Locally - curl localhost
  Chekc logs - docker logs mysite

• Website not opening in browser
  Fix: Security Group

Allow:

Type Port Source
HTTP 80 0.0.0.0/0

• FINAL DEPLOYMENT COMMAND sudo docker run -d -p 80:80 \ -v $(pwd)/dist:/usr/share/nginx/html \ --name mysite \ nginx