I’m running into an issue where my code is not being mounted into my Docker container when using Skaffold on Windows. My setup involves a Kubernetes cluster managed by Skaffold, and I’m developing on a Windows machine.
Here’s my setup:
Skaffold Configuration (skaffold.yaml):

apiVersion: skaffold/v2beta12
kind: Config
metadata:
  name: healthflow
build:
  local:
    push: true
  artifacts:
    - image: yazangali/authservice
      context: authservice
      docker:
        dockerfile: Dockerfile # Production Dockerfile
    - image: yazangali/userservice
      context: userservice
      docker:
        dockerfile: Dockerfile # Production Dockerfile
deploy:
  kubectl:
    manifests:
      - k8s/authservice/deployment.yaml
      - k8s/authservice/service.yaml
      - k8s/userservice/deployment.yaml
      - k8s/userservice/service.yaml
      - k8s/nginx-deployment.yaml
      - k8s/nginx-service.yaml
      - k8s/nginx-configmap.yaml
profiles:
  - name: development
    build:
      artifacts:
        - image: yazangali/authservice-dev
          context: authservice
          docker:
            dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev # Use the dev Dockerfile for development
        - image: yazangali/userservice-dev
          context: userservice
          docker:
            dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev # Use the dev Dockerfile for development
    deploy:
      kubectl:
        manifests:
          - k8s/authservice/deployment-dev.yaml
          - k8s/authservice/service.yaml
          - k8s/userservice/deployment-dev.yaml
          - k8s/userservice/service.yaml
          - k8s/nginx-deployment.yaml
          - k8s/nginx-service.yaml
          - k8s/nginx-configmap.yaml
  - name: production
    build:
      artifacts:
        - image: yazangali/authservice
          context: authservice
          docker:
            dockerfile: Dockerfile # Use the production Dockerfile
        - image: yazangali/userservice
          context: userservice
          docker:
            dockerfile: Dockerfile # Use the production Dockerfile
    deploy:
      kubectl:
        manifests:
          - k8s/authservice/deployment.yaml
          - k8s/authservice/service.yaml
          - k8s/userservice/deployment.yaml
          - k8s/userservice/service.yaml
          - k8s/nginx-deployment.yaml
          - k8s/nginx-service.yaml
          - k8s/nginx-configmap.yaml

Kubernetes Deployment for Development (deployment-dev.yaml):

apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: authservice
spec:
  replicas: 1
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: authservice
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: authservice
    spec:
      containers:
        - name: authservice
          image: yazangali/authservice-dev
          ports:
            - containerPort: 3000
          env:
            - name: NODE_ENV
              value: "development"
          volumeMounts:
            - name: auth-code
              mountPath: /usr/src/app
      volumes:
        - name: auth-code
          hostPath:
            path: "/mnt/c/Users/FPCC/Desktop/web-dev/healthflow/authservice"
            type: DirectoryOrCreate

Dockerfile for Development (Dockerfile.dev):

FROM node:14

WORKDIR /usr/src/app

COPY package*.json ./
RUN npm install

COPY . .

CMD ["npm", "run", "dev"]

When I run

skaffold dev -p development

the services are created, but the src folder inside the container is empty. As a result, Nodemon cannot find the src/index.ts file and throws an ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND error.

I’ve ensured that Docker Desktop is set up to share the C: drive and that the paths are correctly formatted using /mnt/c/….

I believe the problem is in the way of how mounting works in kubernetes pods.

What could be causing the code not to mount properly inside the container? How can I resolve this issue so that my code is correctly mounted and Nodemon can detect changes?

I configured Skaffold to use a development profile with volume mounts to share my local code with the Docker container. I ensured the paths were correct and that Docker Desktop was set up to share my C: drive. I expected the src folder inside the container to contain my local code and for Nodemon to restart the service on code changes.

However, when I ran skaffold dev -p development, the services started, but the src folder inside the container was empty. Nodemon couldn’t find the src/index.ts file and threw an ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND error.