docker-compose_dev.yml

version: "3.3"

# Source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30848670/how-to-customize-the-configuration-file-of-the-official-postgresql-docker-image
services:   
  # Container for application.
  tapas:
    build: .
    # Expose Flask's default port under 2397.
    ports:
      - "2397:5000"
    networks:
      - tapas-network
    depends_on:
      - "db"
  # Container for postgres DB.
  db:
    image: postgres:9.6.1
    # Expose DB under :8001.
    ports:
      - "8001:5432"     
     # Make Postgres log to a file.
     # Tune configuration here.
    command: postgres -c shared_buffers=3GB -c effective_cache_size=6GB -c work_mem=100MB -c log_min_error_statement=error -c log_statement='none' -c log_min_duration_statement=-1
    environment:
      # Set superuser name.
      - POSTGRES_USER=admin
      # Provide the password via an environment variable. If the variable is unset or empty, use a default password
      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=password
      # Create database.
      - POSTGRES_DB=topac
      # If on a non-Linux OS, make sure you share the drive used here. Go to Docker's settings -> Shared Drives
    volumes:
      # Persist the data between container invocations
      - postgresVolume:/var/lib/postgresql/data
      #- ./logs:/logs
    networks:
      tapas-network:
        # Our application can communicate with the database using this hostname
        aliases:
        - tapasPostgres

# Create network.           
networks:
  tapas-network:
    driver: bridge    

# Creates a named volume to persist our data. When on a non-Linux OS, the volume's data will be in the Docker VM
# (e.g., MobyLinuxVM) in /var/lib/docker/volumes/
volumes:
  postgresVolume: