DevDocs MCP Server

# Docker Implementation Plan for File Consolidation ## Overview This document outlines the plan for implementing file consolidation changes in the DevDocs application when running with Docker. ## Current Docker Architecture ```mermaid graph TD A[docker-start.sh] -->|Starts| B[docker-compose] B -->|Builds & Runs| C[Frontend Container] B -->|Builds & Runs| D[Backend Container] B -->|Builds & Runs| E[MCP Container] B -->|Runs| F[Crawl4AI Container] G[./storage] -->|Volume Mount| D H[./logs] -->|Volume Mount| D I[./crawl_results] -->|Volume Mount| D & F J[Dockerfile.backend] -->|Defines| D K[backend/ directory] -->|Copied to| D ``` ## Key Observations 1. The backend code is copied from the `backend/` directory into the Docker image during build time 2. The `storage/markdown`, `logs`, and `crawl_results` directories are mounted as volumes 3. Our file redirection changes are in `backend/app/crawler.py` and `backend/app/main.py` ## Implementation Challenges 1. **Volume Mounts**: Both `storage/markdown` and `crawl_results` are mounted as volumes, which means: - Files written to these directories are persisted on the host - The same directories are accessible from both the host and container 2. **Docker Image Rebuild**: When we modify the backend code, we need to ensure the Docker image is rebuilt to include our changes ## Implementation Plan 1. **Ensure Code Changes Are Preserved**: - Our changes to `backend/app/crawler.py` and `backend/app/main.py` will be included in the Docker image when it's built - No additional changes are needed to make this work with Docker 2. **Handle Volume Mounts**: - Our file redirection system will work correctly with the volume mounts - When files are redirected from `crawl_results` to `storage/markdown`, both directories are accessible in the container 3. **Docker Image Rebuild**: - When running `./docker-start.sh`, we need to ensure the Docker images are rebuilt to include our changes - This can be done by adding the `--build` flag to the `docker-compose up` command in `docker-start.sh` 4. **Modify docker-start.sh**: - Update the script to rebuild the Docker images when starting the containers ## Specific Changes Needed 1. **Modify docker-start.sh**: ```diff - docker-compose up -d + docker-compose up -d --build ``` This change ensures that Docker rebuilds the images when starting the containers, incorporating our code changes. ## Verification Steps 1. Make our code changes to `backend/app/crawler.py` and `backend/app/main.py` 2. Update `docker-start.sh` to include the `--build` flag 3. Run `./docker-start.sh` 4. Test the application by crawling a URL 5. Verify that: - No individual files are created in `crawl_results` - All content is consolidated in `storage/markdown` ## Advantages of This Approach 1. **Minimal Changes**: We only need to modify one line in `docker-start.sh` 2. **Preserves Docker Setup**: The existing Docker architecture remains unchanged 3. **Consistent Behavior**: The application will behave the same way in Docker as it does when run directly