docker compose: spring boot connection to mysql database refused

Question

I\'m pretty new to Docker and I need to startup my Angular/SpringBoot/MySQL project with docker-compose on the docker toolbox. I copied a docker yml file into my project whi

Answer 1

you need to change your connecion like this:

jdbc:mysql://database:3306/db_example

and add this to your docker-compose under springapi service:

links:
   - database

on the other hand you may use wait-for-it.sh to check if DB is up by add a command section under springapi service:

command: ["path/to/wait-for-it.sh", "database:3306", "-t", "6000", "--", "YOUR ACTUAL COMMAND"]