docker-compose.yml

services:
  # The Load Balancer is the main entry point for the system.
  load_balancer:
    build: ./load_balancer
    container_name: load_balancer
    ports:
      - "5000:5000"
    volumes:
      # Mount the Windows named pipe for Docker communication
      - '//./pipe/docker_engine:/var/run/docker.sock'
    privileged: true
    networks:
      - LB_net
    hostname: load_balancer
    tty: true
    # ADD THIS ENVIRONMENT SECTION
    environment:
      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=mysecretpassword

  # This is a template server used to build the image for all other servers.
  dummy-server:
    build: ./server
    container_name: dummy-server
    image: server-img:latest
    networks:
      - LB_net
    hostname: dummy-server
    tty: true
    # ADD THIS ENVIRONMENT SECTION
    environment:
      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=mysecretpassword

networks:
  LB_net:
    name: LB_net