Using Docker compose and volumes to persist uploaded pictures directory - node.js

Question

I'm working on an ecommerce, I want to have the ability to upload product photos from the client and save them in a directory on the serve.
I implemented this feature but then I understood that since we use docker for our deployment, the directory in which I save the pictures won't persist. as I searched, I kinda realized that I should use volumes and map that directory in docker compose. I'm a complete novice backend developer (I work on frontend) so I'm not really sure what I should do.
Here is the compose file:
version: '3'
services:
nodejs:
image: node:latest
environment:
- MYSQL_HOST=[REDACTED]
- FRONT_SITE_ADDRESS=[REDACTED]
- SITE_ADDRESS=[REDACTED]
container_name: [REDACTED]
working_dir: /home/node/app
ports:
- "8888:7070"
volumes:
- ./:/home/node/app
command: node dist/main.js
links:
- mysql
mysql:
environment:
- MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=[REDACTED]
container_name: product-mysql
image: 'mysql:5.7'
volumes:
- ../data:/var/lib/mysql
If I want to store the my photos in ../static/images (ralative to the root of my project), what should I do and how should refer to this path in my backend code?
Backend is in nodejs (Nestjs).

Answer 1

You have to create a volume and tell to docker-compose/docker stack mount it within the container specify the path you wamth. See the volumes to the very end of the file and the volumes option on nodejs service.
version: '3'
services:
nodejs:
image: node:latest
environment:
- MYSQL_HOST=[REDACTED]
- FRONT_SITE_ADDRESS=[REDACTED]
- SITE_ADDRESS=[REDACTED]
container_name: [REDACTED]
working_dir: /home/node/app
ports:
- "8888:7070"
volumes:
- ./:/home/node/app
- static-files:/home/node/static/images
command: node dist/main.js
links:
- mysql
mysql:
environment:
- MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=[REDACTED]
container_name: product-mysql
image: 'mysql:5.7'
volumes:
- ../data:/var/lib/mysql
volumes:
static-files:{}
Doing this an empty container will be crated persisting your data and every time a new container mounts this path you can get the data stored on it. I would suggest to use the same approach with mysql instead of saving data within the host.
https://docs.docker.com/compose/compose-file/#volume-configuration-reference