Changing the source code does not live update using docker-compose and volumes on mern stack - node.js

Question

I would like to implement a hot reloading functionality from development evinronement such that when i change anything in the source code it will reflect the changes up to the docker container by mounting the volume and hence see the changes live in my localhost.
Below is my docker-compose file
version: '3.9'
services:
server:
restart: always
build:
context: ./server
dockerfile: Dockerfile
volumes:
# don't overwrite this folder in container with the local one
- ./app/node_modules
# map current local directory to the /app inside the container
#This is a must for development in order to update our container whenever a change to the source code is made. Without this, you would have to rebuild the image each time you make a change to source code.
- ./server:/app
# ports:
# - 3001:3001
depends_on:
- mongodb
environment:
NODE_ENV: ${NODE_ENV}
MONGO_URI: mongodb://${MONGO_ROOT_USERNAME}:${MONGO_ROOT_PASSWORD}#mongodb
networks:
- anfel-network
client:
stdin_open: true
build:
context: ./client
dockerfile: Dockerfile
volumes:
- ./app/node_modules
- ./client:/app
# ports:
# - 3000:3000
depends_on:
- server
networks:
- anfel-network
mongodb:
image: mongo
restart: always
ports:
- 27017:27017
environment:
MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME: ${MONGO_ROOT_USERNAME}
MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD: ${MONGO_ROOT_PASSWORD}
volumes:
# for persistence storage
- mongodb-data:/data/db
networks:
- anfel-network
# mongo express used during development
mongo-express:
image: mongo-express
depends_on:
- mongodb
ports:
- 8081:8081
environment:
ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_ADMINUSERNAME: ${MONGO_ROOT_USERNAME}
ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_ADMINPASSWORD: ${MONGO_ROOT_PASSWORD}
ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_PORT: 27017
ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_SERVER: mongodb
ME_CONFIG_BASICAUTH_USERNAME: root
ME_CONFIG_BASICAUTH_PASSWORD: root
volumes:
- mongodb-data
networks:
- anfel-network
nginx:
restart: always
depends_on:
- server
- client
build:
context: ./nginx
dockerfile: Dockerfile
ports:
- '8080:80'
networks:
- anfel-network
# volumes:
# - ./nginx/default.conf:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
networks:
anfel-network:
driver: bridge
volumes:
mongodb-data:
driver: local
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Answer 1

You have to create a bind mount, this can help you