I have the exact same question. Creating the app in host machine prior to moving it to the container seems to defeat one of the purposes of using docker which is to avoid installing any softwares in the host machine. I am not sure what I am missing here.
Hey Peter, great article. I think what Earle is asking is why do we need to run `create-react-app` locally before creating the Dockerfile? This means that creating new applications requires the correct version of NPM and create-react-app locally before developing it in docker.
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I have the exact same question. Creating the app in host machine prior to moving it to the container seems to defeat one of the purposes of using docker which is to avoid installing any softwares in the host machine. I am not sure what I am missing here.
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Hey Peter, great article. I think what Earle is asking is why do we need to run `create-react-app` locally before creating the Dockerfile? This means that creating new applications requires the correct version of NPM and create-react-app locally before developing it in docker.