Updated deployment instructions

README.md

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ e.g., using BCRYPT)
 
 Develop a TODO app that fulfills the requirements from above. You can use any language
 and framework that you want. The app needs to be connected to a database to store the TODO
-lists. **Use MongoDB as the database.**
+lists. Use MongoDB as the database.
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 ## Prerequisites
 - Git
@@ -32,11 +32,19 @@ In exercise 1, the deployment consisted of 2 parts: deploying the database and t
 `git clone https://gitlab.reutlingen-university.de/gajesh24/cloudcomputing_act1.git`
 2. Enter the folder:
 `cd cloudcomputing_act1`
-3. Build the image:
-`sudo docker build -t todo-app .`
-4. Start docker compose file
-`sudo docker compose up -d`
-5. Open up website on `http://localhost/`
+3. Create .env file with the following contents:
+`
+MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME=mongoAdmin
+MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD=someRandomPassword123
+MONGO_URI=mongodb://$MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME:$MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD@mongodb:27017/todo-app?authSource=admin
+`
+4. Build the application
+`sudo docker compose build`
+5. Run the application
+`sudo docker compose --env-file .env up -d`
+6. Open up website on `http://localhost/`
+7. To stop the application
+`sudo docker compose stop`
 
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