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# Usage - Microservices Mode

If you created NodeBootstrap project in microservices mode, you can control its lifecycle entirely using make commands.

## Run/Stop container:

```
# run:
> make start
# stop:
> make stop
# clean rebuild:
> make clean
```

## Inspecting health of the containers:

```
> make ps
```

## Monitoring Logs:

```
> make logs
```

## Running Automated Tests

1. Make sure the microservice is up (if not: run `make clean` or `make start`)
2. Run: `make test`

Coverage reports are stored under `coverage` sub-folder.

## Installing a new package

Installing a package:

```
npm run install-package <packagename>
```

Install a package in dev-dependencies:

```
npm run install-dev-package <packagename>
```

## Database Migrations (Currently: MySQL)

```
# Create migration:
> npm run migration-create <migration-name>
# e.g.:
> npm run migration-create create-users-table
# Run migrations:
> make migrate
```


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