dip VS rails

And then also add dip to get rid of these lengthy docker compose run prefixes from the every command typed in your console.

So, I went the old-fashioned way and added Dip to the mix. Now I can run all the familiar commands (bundle, rake, etc.) from my host system (with a dip prefix) without thinking about all the docker-compose --rm --it bla-bla. Moreover, I can cd into a subfolder (say, actioncable), and execute commands from there just like on a host machine:

And in this case this utility can safe us. DIP has two possible modes:

I'd be sure to also check out (if you haven't already) https://evilmartians.com/chronicles/ruby-on-whales-docker-for-ruby-rails-development, it might have some solutions to your problems, like using a cached Docker volume to mount your application's directory. Evil Martians also developed DIP to help make the Docker workflow more approachable.

Since I mostly dealt with Active Record and Action Cable, my Docker configuration wasn't complete. Also, back in the days, the Rails codebase wasn't container-friendly (e.g., some tests relied on a Redis or PostgreSQL instance running on the same machine). Thus, I just kept my setup around (in a few commits], and haven't tried to promote to the upstream or whatever.