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This project shows how to scale a Node.js application with Docker Compose and use multiple CPU cores. It's similar to cluster mode in PM2, but with a few fundemantal differences. Read more in the accompanying article —From PM2 to Docker: Cluster Mode.

1. Clone this repositorygit clone https://github.com/Maximization/scaling-nodejs-with-docker.git && cd scaling-nodejs-with-docker

2. Start the application stack scaled to four app instancesdocker-compose up -d --scale app=4

3. Visithttp://localhost in your browser

4. Hit refresh and you will see sequential responses from each application instance