In this episode I answer a viewer’s question if you can use Docker Compose Watch without a Dockerfile. Actually, it’s more me checking if they are correct. Spoiler alert, they are correct and you can’t use Docker Compose Watch without a Dockerfile. You will get an error message: “can’t watch service [service-name] without a build context”.
Previous video about Docker Compose Watch:
[Read More]In this episode I answer a viewer question from episode #16: Are Docker Volumes are a two way sync?. The answer is kind-of.
You can view the question in the comments section of episode #16 where I try out Docker Compose Watch for the first time.
Thanks to victorajayi9056 for asking the question. Thanks to Docker for creating Docker. That sounded weird. Anyway it has been an invaluable tool for creating development environments for my clients.
[Read More]In this episode I try out the new Docker Compose Watch developer feature that synchronizes files on the host and the container. Similar to Docker Volumes. It won’t replace Docker Volumes for for me, at least not yet. Are you using, or thinking about using, Watch?
I did encounter a known bug where Docker Watch won’t run again after a Ctrl-C stop. You can find a workaround for the issue here.
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