Docker Add every file in current directory

Question

I have a simple web application that I would like to place in a docker container. The angular application exists in the frontend/ folder, which is withing the

Answer 1

First, try COPY just to test if the issue persists.

Second, make sure that no files are copied by changing your CMD to a ls frontend

I do not see a WORKDIR in node/7.5/Dockerfile, so frontend could be in /frontend: check ls /frontend too.

Answer 2

The Dockerfile that ended up working was

FROM node
ADD . / frontend/
RUN (cd frontend/; npm install;)
CMD (cd frontend/; npm start;)

Shoutout to @Matt for the lead on . / ./, but I think the only reason that didn't work was because for some reason my application will only run when it is inside a directory, not in the 'root'. This might have something to do with @VonC's observation that the node image doesn't have a WORKDIR.