# Simple API and web application on Docker

## Introduction

Use this blueprint to deploy a Docker application with front-end and back-end services to Docker running locally. The release template that the blueprint generates will deploy the application and optionally undeploy it.

## Before you get started

If you're new to XebiaLabs blueprints, check out:

* [Get started with DevOps as Code](https://docs.xebialabs.com/xl-release/concept/get-started-with-devops-as-code.html)
* [Get started with blueprints](https://docs.xebialabs.com/xl-release/concept/get-started-with-blueprints.html)

## Prerequisites

* XebiaLabs Release Orchestration and Deployment Automation up and running
* A local Docker installation up and running


## Usage

To use this blueprint, run `xl blueprint` in an empty directory and select:

```plain
docker/simple-demo-app
```

## Tools and technologies

This blueprint includes the following tools and technologies:

* Target:
  * [Docker](https://www.docker.com/)
* Tools:
  * [XebiaLabs Release Orchestration](https://xebialabs.com/products/xl-release/)
  * [XebiaLabs Deployment Automation](https://xebialabs.com/products/xl-deploy/)
* Application or framework:
  * [Sample application API component](https://hub.docker.com/r/xebialabsunsupported/rest-o-rant-api)
  * [Sample application web component](https://hub.docker.com/r/xebialabsunsupported/rest-o-rant-web)

## Minimum required versions

This blueprint version requires at least the following versions of the specified tools to work properly:

* XL Release: Version 9.0
* XL Deploy: Version 9.0
* XL CLI: Version 9.0

## Information required

* The application name
* The port where the application should be exposed
* Docker images for a front-end and back-end service

## Output

* Release templates
* Docker infrastructure
* A docker-compose setup for XL Release, XL Deploy & Docker proxy

## Tips and tricks

* Before using this blueprint, ensure that you have a front-end and a back-end application service packaged in Docker containers.
* The YAML that the blueprint generates includes optional steps to remove the application.

## Labels

* Docker