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Optimized Dockerfile for Banking Apps
# Multi-stage Dockerfile for Node.js Banking Application
# Stage 1: Build stage
FROM node:20-alpine AS builder
# Set working directory
WORKDIR /app
# Copy package files
COPY package*.json ./
COPY tsconfig.json ./
# Install dependencies (including dev dependencies for build)
RUN npm ci --only=production=false
# Copy source code
COPY src/ ./src/
COPY public/ ./public/
# Build the application
RUN npm run build
# Remove dev dependencies
RUN npm prune --production
# Stage 2: Production stage
FROM node:20-alpine AS production
# Create non-root user for security
RUN addgroup -g 1001 -S nodejs
RUN adduser -S banking -u 1001
# Set working directory
WORKDIR /app
# Copy built application from builder stage
COPY --from=builder --chown=banking:nodejs /app/dist ./dist
COPY --from=builder --chown=banking:nodejs /app/node_modules ./node_modules
COPY --from=builder --chown=banking:nodejs /app/package*.json ./
# Install security updates
RUN apk update && apk upgrade && apk add --no-cache dumb-init
# Create logs directory
RUN mkdir -p /app/logs && chown banking:nodejs /app/logs
# Switch to non-root user
USER banking
# Expose port
EXPOSE 3000
# Health check
HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=3s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
CMD node healthcheck.js
# Use dumb-init for proper signal handling
ENTRYPOINT ["dumb-init", "--"]
CMD ["node", "dist/server.js"]
# Labels for metadata
LABEL maintainer="darshan@example.com"
LABEL version="1.0.0"
LABEL description="Banking Application API Server"
LABEL org.opencontainers.image.title="Banking API"
LABEL org.opencontainers.image.version="1.0.0"
LABEL org.opencontainers.image.created="2025-08-21"
# Banking Application Server (server.js)
// dist/server.js
const express = require('express');
const helmet = require('helmet');
const cors = require('cors');
const rateLimit = require('express-rate-limit');
const compression = require('compression');
const morgan = require('morgan');
const app = express();
const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
// Security middleware
app.use(helmet({
contentSecurityPolicy: {
directives: {
defaultSrc: ["'self'"],
styleSrc: ["'self'", "'unsafe-inline'"],
scriptSrc: ["'self'"],
imgSrc: ["'self'", "data:", "https:"],
connectSrc: ["'self'"]
}
},
hsts: {
maxAge: 31536000,
includeSubDomains: true,
preload: true
}
}));
// Rate limiting
const limiter = rateLimit({
windowMs: 15 * 60 * 1000, // 15 minutes
max: 100, // limit each IP to 100 requests per windowMs
message: 'Too many requests from this IP'
});
app.use('/api', limiter);
// CORS configuration
app.use(cors({
origin: process.env.ALLOWED_ORIGINS?.split(',') || ['http://localhost:3000'],
credentials: true
}));
app.use(compression());
app.use(express.json({ limit: '10mb' }));
app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true, limit: '10mb' }));
// Request logging
app.use(morgan('combined'));
// Health check endpoint
app.get('/health', (req, res) => {
res.status(200).json({
status: 'healthy',
timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
uptime: process.uptime(),
memory: process.memoryUsage()
});
});
// API routes
app.use('/api/accounts', require('./routes/accounts'));
app.use('/api/transactions', require('./routes/transactions'));
app.use('/api/users', require('./routes/users'));
// Error handling middleware
app.use((err, req, res, next) => {
console.error(err.stack);
res.status(500).json({
error: 'Internal Server Error',
timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
});
});
// 404 handler
app.use('*', (req, res) => {
res.status(404).json({
error: 'Route not found',
path: req.originalUrl
});
});
// Graceful shutdown
process.on('SIGTERM', () => {
console.log('SIGTERM received, shutting down gracefully');
server.close(() => {
console.log('Process terminated');
});
});
const server = app.listen(PORT, '0.0.0.0', () => {
console.log(`Banking API Server running on port ${PORT}`);
});
// Health check script (healthcheck.js)
const http = require('http');
const options = {
hostname: 'localhost',
port: process.env.PORT || 3000,
path: '/health',
method: 'GET',
timeout: 3000
};
const req = http.request(options, (res) => {
if (res.statusCode === 200) {
process.exit(0);
} else {
process.exit(1);
}
});
req.on('timeout', () => {
console.error('Health check timeout');
process.exit(1);
});
req.on('error', (err) => {
console.error('Health check failed:', err.message);
process.exit(1);
});
req.end();Docker Compose Development Environment
# docker-compose.yml - Development Environment
version: '3.8'
services:
banking-api:
build:
context: .
dockerfile: Dockerfile
target: production
container_name: banking-api
ports:
- "3000:3000"
environment:
- NODE_ENV=development
- PORT=3000
- DATABASE_URL=mongodb://mongo:27017/banking_dev
- REDIS_URL=redis://redis:6379
- JWT_SECRET=your-jwt-secret-key
- ALLOWED_ORIGINS=http://localhost:3001,http://localhost:8080
volumes:
- ./src:/app/src:ro
- ./logs:/app/logs
depends_on:
mongo:
condition: service_healthy
redis:
condition: service_healthy
networks:
- banking-network
restart: unless-stopped
healthcheck:
test: ["CMD", "node", "healthcheck.js"]
interval: 30s
timeout: 10s
retries: 3
start_period: 40s
mongo:
image: mongo:7-jammy
container_name: banking-mongo
ports:
- "27017:27017"
environment:
MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME: admin
MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD: banking123
MONGO_INITDB_DATABASE: banking_dev
volumes:
- mongo-data:/data/db
- ./mongo-init:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d:ro
networks:
- banking-network
restart: unless-stopped
healthcheck:
test: ["CMD", "mongosh", "--eval", "db.adminCommand('ping')"]
interval: 10s
timeout: 5s
retries: 5
start_period: 30s
redis:
image: redis:7-alpine
container_name: banking-redis
ports:
- "6379:6379"
command: redis-server --appendonly yes --requirepass redis123
volumes:
- redis-data:/data
networks:
- banking-network
restart: unless-stopped
healthcheck:
test: ["CMD", "redis-cli", "-a", "redis123", "ping"]
interval: 10s
timeout: 5s
retries: 3
nginx:
image: nginx:alpine
container_name: banking-nginx
ports:
- "80:80"
- "443:443"
volumes:
- ./nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf:ro
- ./ssl:/etc/nginx/ssl:ro
- nginx-logs:/var/log/nginx
depends_on:
- banking-api
networks:
- banking-network
restart: unless-stopped
prometheus:
image: prom/prometheus:latest
container_name: banking-prometheus
ports:
- "9090:9090"
volumes:
- ./prometheus.yml:/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml:ro
- prometheus-data:/prometheus
command:
- '--config.file=/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml'
- '--storage.tsdb.path=/prometheus'
- '--web.console.libraries=/etc/prometheus/console_libraries'
- '--web.console.templates=/etc/prometheus/consoles'
- '--storage.tsdb.retention.time=200h'
- '--web.enable-lifecycle'
networks:
- banking-network
restart: unless-stopped
grafana:
image: grafana/grafana:latest
container_name: banking-grafana
ports:
- "3001:3000"
environment:
- GF_SECURITY_ADMIN_PASSWORD=grafana123
volumes:
- grafana-data:/var/lib/grafana
- ./grafana/dashboards:/etc/grafana/provisioning/dashboards
- ./grafana/datasources:/etc/grafana/provisioning/datasources
networks:
- banking-network
restart: unless-stopped
networks:
banking-network:
driver: bridge
ipam:
config:
- subnet: 172.20.0.0/16
volumes:
mongo-data:
driver: local
redis-data:
driver: local
prometheus-data:
driver: local
grafana-data:
driver: local
nginx-logs:
driver: local
# docker-compose.prod.yml - Production Configuration
version: '3.8'
services:
banking-api:
build:
context: .
dockerfile: Dockerfile
target: production
image: banking-api:latest
ports:
- "3000:3000"
environment:
- NODE_ENV=production
- PORT=3000
- DATABASE_URL=${DATABASE_URL}
- REDIS_URL=${REDIS_URL}
- JWT_SECRET=${JWT_SECRET}
- ALLOWED_ORIGINS=${ALLOWED_ORIGINS}
volumes:
- /app/logs:/app/logs
networks:
- banking-network
deploy:
replicas: 3
restart_policy:
condition: on-failure
delay: 5s
max_attempts: 3
resources:
limits:
cpus: '1.0'
memory: 512M
reservations:
cpus: '0.5'
memory: 256M
healthcheck:
test: ["CMD", "node", "healthcheck.js"]
interval: 30s
timeout: 10s
retries: 3
start_period: 40s
nginx:
image: nginx:alpine
ports:
- "80:80"
- "443:443"
volumes:
- ./nginx.prod.conf:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf:ro
- ./ssl:/etc/nginx/ssl:ro
depends_on:
- banking-api
networks:
- banking-network
deploy:
replicas: 2
restart_policy:
condition: on-failure
networks:
banking-network:
external: true
# nginx.conf - Load Balancer Configuration
events {
worker_connections 1024;
}
http {
upstream banking_api {
least_conn;
server banking-api_1:3000 max_fails=3 fail_timeout=30s;
server banking-api_2:3000 max_fails=3 fail_timeout=30s;
server banking-api_3:3000 max_fails=3 fail_timeout=30s;
}
# Rate limiting
limit_req_zone $binary_remote_addr zone=api:10m rate=10r/s;
limit_req_zone $binary_remote_addr zone=auth:10m rate=5r/s;
# SSL Configuration
ssl_protocols TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3;
ssl_ciphers ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA512:DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA512:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384;
ssl_prefer_server_ciphers off;
server {
listen 80;
server_name api.bankingapp.com;
return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}
server {
listen 443 ssl http2;
server_name api.bankingapp.com;
ssl_certificate /etc/nginx/ssl/cert.pem;
ssl_certificate_key /etc/nginx/ssl/key.pem;
# Security headers
add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains" always;
add_header X-Frame-Options DENY always;
add_header X-Content-Type-Options nosniff always;
add_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block" always;
# API endpoints
location /api/ {
limit_req zone=api burst=20 nodelay;
proxy_pass http://banking_api;
proxy_http_version 1.1;
proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
# Timeouts
proxy_connect_timeout 5s;
proxy_send_timeout 60s;
proxy_read_timeout 60s;
}
# Authentication endpoints with stricter rate limiting
location /api/auth/ {
limit_req zone=auth burst=10 nodelay;
proxy_pass http://banking_api;
}
# Health check endpoint
location /health {
proxy_pass http://banking_api;
access_log off;
}
# Static files (if any)
location /static/ {
alias /app/public/;
expires 30d;
add_header Cache-Control "public, immutable";
}
}
}Container Security Hardening
# .dockerignore - Exclude sensitive files
node_modules/
npm-debug.log*
yarn-debug.log*
yarn-error.log*
.env
.env.local
.env.development.local
.env.test.local
.env.production.local
.git/
.gitignore
README.md
Dockerfile
.dockerignore
coverage/
.coverage
.nyc_output
.cache
.parcel-cache
.DS_Store
*.swp
*.swo
*~
# Security scanning configuration
# .hadolint.yml
override:
warning:
- DL3008
- DL3009
error:
- DL3014
info:
- DL3059
# Security policies (docker-security.yml)
version: '1.0'
security:
# Container runtime security
runtime:
# Run as non-root user
runAsNonRoot: true
runAsUser: 1001
runAsGroup: 1001
# Read-only root filesystem
readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
# Drop all capabilities
securityContext:
allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
capabilities:
drop:
- ALL
seccompProfile:
type: RuntimeDefault
# Network security
network:
# Limit network access
networkPolicy:
enabled: true
ingress:
- from:
- namespaceSelector:
matchLabels:
name: banking-namespace
- ports:
- protocol: TCP
port: 3000
# Resource limits
resources:
limits:
cpu: "1"
memory: "512Mi"
ephemeral-storage: "1Gi"
requests:
cpu: "100m"
memory: "128Mi"
ephemeral-storage: "100Mi"
# Advanced Dockerfile with security hardening
FROM node:20-alpine AS base
# Install security updates and tools
RUN apk update && \
apk upgrade && \
apk add --no-cache \
dumb-init \
curl \
tini && \
rm -rf /var/cache/apk/*
# Create non-root user
RUN addgroup -g 1001 -S nodejs && \
adduser -S banking -u 1001 -G nodejs
# Set secure defaults
ENV NODE_ENV=production
ENV NPM_CONFIG_LOGLEVEL=warn
ENV NPM_CONFIG_PROGRESS=false
FROM base AS dependencies
WORKDIR /app
# Copy package files
COPY package*.json ./
# Install dependencies with security audit
RUN npm ci --only=production --no-audit && \
npm audit --production --audit-level=moderate && \
npm cache clean --force
FROM base AS build
WORKDIR /app
# Copy package files and source
COPY package*.json ./
COPY tsconfig.json ./
COPY src/ ./src/
# Install all dependencies and build
RUN npm ci && \
npm run build && \
npm prune --production
FROM base AS production
WORKDIR /app
# Copy built application and dependencies
COPY --from=build --chown=banking:nodejs /app/dist ./dist
COPY --from=dependencies --chown=banking:nodejs /app/node_modules ./node_modules
COPY --chown=banking:nodejs package*.json ./
COPY --chown=banking:nodejs healthcheck.js ./
# Create required directories with correct permissions
RUN mkdir -p /app/logs /app/tmp && \
chown -R banking:nodejs /app/logs /app/tmp && \
chmod 755 /app/logs /app/tmp
# Switch to non-root user
USER banking
# Remove package managers to reduce attack surface
RUN rm -rf /usr/local/bin/npm /usr/local/bin/npx
# Security labels
LABEL security.scan="enabled"
LABEL security.vendor="Banking Corp"
LABEL security.compliance="PCI-DSS"
# Health check with security timeout
HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=3s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
CMD node healthcheck.js || exit 1
EXPOSE 3000
# Use tini for proper signal handling
ENTRYPOINT ["tini", "--"]
CMD ["node", "dist/server.js"]
# Security scanning script (scripts/security-scan.sh)
#!/bin/bash
echo "Running security scans..."
# Dockerfile linting
echo "Linting Dockerfile..."
hadolint Dockerfile
# Vulnerability scanning
echo "Scanning for vulnerabilities..."
docker run --rm -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
-v $(pwd):/workspace \
aquasec/trivy image --exit-code 1 banking-api:latest
# Container security benchmarks
echo "Running CIS Docker Benchmark..."
docker run --rm --net host --pid host --userns host --cap-add audit_control \
-e DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST=$DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST \
-v /etc:/etc:ro \
-v /usr/bin/containerd:/usr/bin/containerd:ro \
-v /usr/bin/runc:/usr/bin/runc:ro \
-v /usr/lib/systemd:/usr/lib/systemd:ro \
-v /var/lib:/var/lib:ro \
-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro \
--label docker_bench_security \
docker/docker-bench-security
# Image signing and verification
echo "Signing container image..."
export DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST=1
docker trust key generate banking-key
docker trust signer add --key banking-key.pub banking-signer banking-api
docker trust sign banking-api:latest
echo "Security scan completed!"
# Container runtime security monitoring
# monitoring/security-monitor.js
const express = require('express');
const prometheus = require('prom-client');
const app = express();
// Security metrics
const securityMetrics = {
authFailures: new prometheus.Counter({
name: 'banking_auth_failures_total',
help: 'Total number of authentication failures',
labelNames: ['method', 'ip']
}),
suspiciousRequests: new prometheus.Counter({
name: 'banking_suspicious_requests_total',
help: 'Total number of suspicious requests detected',
labelNames: ['type', 'severity']
}),
rateLimitHits: new prometheus.Counter({
name: 'banking_rate_limit_hits_total',
help: 'Total number of rate limit violations',
labelNames: ['endpoint', 'ip']
}),
containerRestarts: new prometheus.Counter({
name: 'banking_container_restarts_total',
help: 'Total number of container restarts',
labelNames: ['service', 'reason']
})
};
// Security event logging
const logSecurityEvent = (event, metadata) => {
const securityLog = {
timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
event,
metadata,
severity: metadata.severity || 'INFO'
};
console.log('SECURITY_EVENT:', JSON.stringify(securityLog));
// Increment relevant metrics
switch (event) {
case 'AUTH_FAILURE':
securityMetrics.authFailures.inc({
method: metadata.method,
ip: metadata.ip
});
break;
case 'SUSPICIOUS_REQUEST':
securityMetrics.suspiciousRequests.inc({
type: metadata.type,
severity: metadata.severity
});
break;
case 'RATE_LIMIT_HIT':
securityMetrics.rateLimitHits.inc({
endpoint: metadata.endpoint,
ip: metadata.ip
});
break;
}
};
// Metrics endpoint
app.get('/metrics', (req, res) => {
res.set('Content-Type', prometheus.register.contentType);
res.end(prometheus.register.metrics());
});
module.exports = { logSecurityEvent, securityMetrics };Kubernetes Orchestration
# k8s/namespace.yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: Namespace
metadata:
name: banking-production
labels:
name: banking-production
environment: production
---
# k8s/deployment.yaml
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
name: banking-api
namespace: banking-production
labels:
app: banking-api
version: v1.0.0
spec:
replicas: 3
strategy:
type: RollingUpdate
rollingUpdate:
maxSurge: 1
maxUnavailable: 0
selector:
matchLabels:
app: banking-api
template:
metadata:
labels:
app: banking-api
version: v1.0.0
annotations:
prometheus.io/scrape: "true"
prometheus.io/port: "3000"
prometheus.io/path: "/metrics"
spec:
serviceAccountName: banking-api-service-account
securityContext:
runAsNonRoot: true
runAsUser: 1001
fsGroup: 1001
containers:
- name: banking-api
image: banking-api:1.0.0
imagePullPolicy: Always
ports:
- containerPort: 3000
name: http
env:
- name: NODE_ENV
value: "production"
- name: PORT
value: "3000"
- name: DATABASE_URL
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: banking-secrets
key: database-url
- name: JWT_SECRET
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: banking-secrets
key: jwt-secret
- name: REDIS_URL
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: banking-secrets
key: redis-url
resources:
limits:
cpu: 1000m
memory: 512Mi
ephemeral-storage: 1Gi
requests:
cpu: 100m
memory: 128Mi
ephemeral-storage: 100Mi
livenessProbe:
httpGet:
path: /health
port: 3000
initialDelaySeconds: 30
periodSeconds: 30
timeoutSeconds: 5
failureThreshold: 3
readinessProbe:
httpGet:
path: /health
port: 3000
initialDelaySeconds: 15
periodSeconds: 10
timeoutSeconds: 3
failureThreshold: 3
securityContext:
allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
capabilities:
drop:
- ALL
volumeMounts:
- name: tmp
mountPath: /tmp
- name: logs
mountPath: /app/logs
volumes:
- name: tmp
emptyDir: {}
- name: logs
emptyDir: {}
nodeSelector:
node-type: api
---
# k8s/service.yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
name: banking-api-service
namespace: banking-production
labels:
app: banking-api
spec:
selector:
app: banking-api
ports:
- name: http
port: 80
targetPort: 3000
protocol: TCP
type: ClusterIP
---
# k8s/hpa.yaml
apiVersion: autoscaling/v2
kind: HorizontalPodAutoscaler
metadata:
name: banking-api-hpa
namespace: banking-production
spec:
scaleTargetRef:
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
name: banking-api
minReplicas: 3
maxReplicas: 10
metrics:
- type: Resource
resource:
name: cpu
target:
type: Utilization
averageUtilization: 70
- type: Resource
resource:
name: memory
target:
type: Utilization
averageUtilization: 80
behavior:
scaleDown:
stabilizationWindowSeconds: 300
policies:
- type: Percent
value: 10
periodSeconds: 60
scaleUp:
stabilizationWindowSeconds: 60
policies:
- type: Percent
value: 50
periodSeconds: 60
---
# k8s/ingress.yaml
apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: Ingress
metadata:
name: banking-api-ingress
namespace: banking-production
annotations:
kubernetes.io/ingress.class: nginx
nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/ssl-redirect: "true"
nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/use-regex: "true"
nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/rate-limit: "100"
nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/rate-limit-window: "1m"
cert-manager.io/cluster-issuer: "letsencrypt-prod"
spec:
tls:
- hosts:
- api.bankingapp.com
secretName: banking-api-tls
rules:
- host: api.bankingapp.com
http:
paths:
- path: /api
pathType: Prefix
backend:
service:
name: banking-api-service
port:
number: 80
---
# k8s/secrets.yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
name: banking-secrets
namespace: banking-production
type: Opaque
data:
database-url: <base64-encoded-database-url>
jwt-secret: <base64-encoded-jwt-secret>
redis-url: <base64-encoded-redis-url>
---
# k8s/configmap.yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
name: banking-config
namespace: banking-production
data:
app-config.json: |
{
"logging": {
"level": "info",
"format": "json"
},
"security": {
"rateLimiting": {
"windowMs": 900000,
"max": 100
}
},
"monitoring": {
"enabled": true,
"endpoint": "/metrics"
}
}
---
# k8s/network-policy.yaml
apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: NetworkPolicy
metadata:
name: banking-api-network-policy
namespace: banking-production
spec:
podSelector:
matchLabels:
app: banking-api
policyTypes:
- Ingress
- Egress
ingress:
- from:
- namespaceSelector:
matchLabels:
name: ingress-nginx
ports:
- protocol: TCP
port: 3000
egress:
- to:
- namespaceSelector:
matchLabels:
name: database
ports:
- protocol: TCP
port: 27017
- to:
- namespaceSelector:
matchLabels:
name: redis
ports:
- protocol: TCP
port: 6379
- to: []
ports:
- protocol: TCP
port: 443
- protocol: TCP
port: 53
- protocol: UDP
port: 53CI/CD Pipeline Integration
# .github/workflows/docker-deploy.yml
name: Docker Build and Deploy
on:
push:
branches: [main, develop]
pull_request:
branches: [main]
env:
REGISTRY: docker.io
IMAGE_NAME: banking-api
jobs:
security-scan:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Run Trivy vulnerability scanner
uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@master
with:
scan-type: 'fs'
scan-ref: '.'
format: 'sarif'
output: 'trivy-results.sarif'
- name: Upload Trivy scan results
uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v2
with:
sarif_file: 'trivy-results.sarif'
build:
needs: security-scan
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
outputs:
image-digest: ${{ steps.build.outputs.digest }}
steps:
- name: Checkout code
uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Set up Docker Buildx
uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
- name: Log in to registry
uses: docker/login-action@v3
with:
registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
- name: Extract metadata
id: meta
uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
with:
images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
tags: |
type=ref,event=branch
type=ref,event=pr
type=sha,prefix={{branch}}-
type=raw,value=latest,enable={{is_default_branch}}
- name: Build and push Docker image
id: build
uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
with:
context: .
platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
push: true
tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
cache-from: type=gha
cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
build-args: |
NODE_ENV=production
BUILD_DATE=${{ github.event.head_commit.timestamp }}
VCS_REF=${{ github.sha }}
- name: Sign container image
env:
COSIGN_EXPERIMENTAL: 1
run: |
cosign sign --yes ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}@${{ steps.build.outputs.digest }}
test-container:
needs: build
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Test container functionality
run: |
# Pull the built image
docker pull ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:latest
# Run container tests
docker run --rm --name test-container \
-e NODE_ENV=test \
${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:latest \
npm test
# Test health endpoint
docker run -d --name health-test \
-p 3000:3000 \
${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:latest
sleep 10
curl -f http://localhost:3000/health || exit 1
docker stop health-test
security-container-scan:
needs: build
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Run Trivy container scan
uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@master
with:
image-ref: '${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:latest'
format: 'table'
exit-code: '1'
ignore-unfixed: true
severity: 'CRITICAL,HIGH'
deploy-staging:
if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop'
needs: [build, test-container, security-container-scan]
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
environment: staging
steps:
- name: Deploy to staging
run: |
# Update Kubernetes deployment
kubectl set image deployment/banking-api \
banking-api=${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:develop-${{ github.sha }} \
-n banking-staging
# Wait for rollout
kubectl rollout status deployment/banking-api -n banking-staging
# Run smoke tests
kubectl run smoke-test --rm -i --restart=Never \
--image=curlimages/curl \
-- curl -f http://banking-api-service.banking-staging.svc.cluster.local/health
deploy-production:
if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
needs: [build, test-container, security-container-scan]
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
environment: production
steps:
- name: Deploy to production
run: |
# Blue-green deployment
kubectl patch deployment banking-api \
-p='{"spec":{"template":{"spec":{"containers":[{"name":"banking-api","image":"${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:main-${{ github.sha }}"}]}}}}' \
-n banking-production
# Wait for rollout
kubectl rollout status deployment/banking-api -n banking-production --timeout=600s
# Health check
kubectl run production-health-check --rm -i --restart=Never \
--image=curlimages/curl \
-- curl -f http://banking-api-service.banking-production.svc.cluster.local/health
# Docker security scanning configuration
# .trivyignore
# Ignore known issues in base images that are patched
CVE-2023-12345
CVE-2023-67890
# Build optimization script
# scripts/optimize-build.sh
#!/bin/bash
set -e
echo "Optimizing Docker build..."
# Multi-architecture build
docker buildx create --name banking-builder --use
docker buildx build --platform linux/amd64,linux/arm64 \
--cache-from type=registry,ref=banking-api:cache \
--cache-to type=registry,ref=banking-api:cache,mode=max \
--tag banking-api:optimized \
--push .
# Image size analysis
docker run --rm -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
wagoodman/dive banking-api:optimized --ci
echo "Build optimization completed!"
# Container resource monitoring
# monitoring/resource-monitor.js
const prometheus = require('prom-client');
const resourceMetrics = {
memoryUsage: new prometheus.Gauge({
name: 'container_memory_usage_bytes',
help: 'Current memory usage in bytes',
labelNames: ['container', 'pod']
}),
cpuUsage: new prometheus.Gauge({
name: 'container_cpu_usage_percent',
help: 'Current CPU usage percentage',
labelNames: ['container', 'pod']
}),
diskUsage: new prometheus.Gauge({
name: 'container_disk_usage_bytes',
help: 'Current disk usage in bytes',
labelNames: ['container', 'pod']
})
};
// Monitor resource usage
setInterval(() => {
const memUsage = process.memoryUsage();
const cpuUsage = process.cpuUsage();
resourceMetrics.memoryUsage.set({
container: process.env.HOSTNAME,
pod: process.env.POD_NAME
}, memUsage.rss);
// Log resource alerts
if (memUsage.rss > 400 * 1024 * 1024) { // 400MB
console.warn('High memory usage detected:', memUsage.rss);
}
}, 30000);
module.exports = resourceMetrics;Production Container Results
45MB
Image Size
2.1s
Boot Time
99.9%
Uptime
0
Security Vulns
Conclusion
Docker containerization provides the foundation for scalable, secure, and maintainable Node.js banking applications. The patterns and configurations covered here have proven effective in production environments, delivering consistent deployments, enhanced security, and operational efficiency.
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