starting to be usable.

docker-compose.yml

@@ -2,18 +2,34 @@ version: '3.8'
 
 services:
   node-monitor:
-    build: .
+    image: node-monitor:latest
+    container_name: node-monitor-app
+
     ports:
       - "8000:8000"
+
+    # Mount the 'data' directory for RRD files.
+    # The left side './data' refers to a 'data' directory in the same location
+    # as this docker-compose.yml file.
+    # For Podman, if you encounter SELinux issues, you might need to append ':Z' or ':z'
+    # to the host path, e.g., './data:/data:Z'
     volumes:
-      - ./data:/data
+      - ../data:/data:Z
+
+    # Environment variables for the application
     environment:
-      - DATA_DIR=/data
-      - SERVICE_UUID=${SERVICE_UUID:-auto-generated}
+      # Set a fixed SERVICE_UUID here. Replace this with your desired UUID.
+      # This UUID will be used by the FastAPI app and passed to the frontend.
+      SERVICE_UUID: "ab73d00a-8169-46bb-997d-f13e5f760973"
+      DATA_DIR: "/data" # Inform the application where its data volume is mounted
+
+    # Restart the container if it stops for any reason, unless explicitly stopped
     restart: unless-stopped
+
+    # Healthcheck to ensure the container is running and responsive
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD", "wget", "--no-verbose", "--tries=1", "--spider", "http://localhost:8000/health"]
       interval: 30s
       timeout: 10s
-      retries: 3
       start_period: 5s
+      retries: 3