Remix + PostgreSQL

Key Features

• Server-side rendering with progressive enhancement for optimal Core Web Vitals
• Nested routing with parallel data loading and error boundaries
• Built-in form handling using web standards without client-side JavaScript
• Type-safe database operations through Prisma's generated client
• PostgreSQL's JSONB support for flexible schema evolution alongside relational data
• Automatic code splitting and prefetching based on route hierarchy
• Advanced PostgreSQL features like full-text search and window functions
• Hot module replacement for both client and server code during development

Common Use Cases

• 1E-commerce platforms requiring complex product catalogs and transaction integrity
• 2Content management systems with hierarchical page structures and SEO requirements
• 3SaaS applications needing server-side authentication and data validation
• 4Multi-tenant applications leveraging PostgreSQL's row-level security
• 5Real-time dashboards combining PostgreSQL analytics with Remix's streaming responses
• 6Progressive web apps that work without JavaScript but enhance with it
• 7Team collaboration tools requiring complex relational data modeling

Prerequisites

• Docker and Docker Compose installed on your system
• Node.js 18+ knowledge for Remix development and build processes
• Basic understanding of React components and modern JavaScript
• SQL fundamentals for PostgreSQL schema design and querying
• Minimum 1GB RAM available for PostgreSQL container operations
• Port 3000 available for the Remix development server

docker-compose.yml

1services: 
2  remix: 
3    build: .
4    container_name: remix
5    environment: 
6      DATABASE_URL: postgresql://${DB_USER}:${DB_PASSWORD}@postgres:5432/${DB_NAME}
7    ports: 
8      - "3000:3000"
9    depends_on: 
10      - postgres
11    networks: 
12      - remix-network
13
14  postgres: 
15    image: postgres:16-alpine
16    environment: 
17      POSTGRES_DB: ${DB_NAME}
18      POSTGRES_USER: ${DB_USER}
19      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD}
20    volumes: 
21      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
22    networks: 
23      - remix-network
24
25volumes: 
26  postgres_data: 
27
28networks: 
29  remix-network: 
30    driver: bridge

.env Template

1DB_NAME=remix
2DB_USER=remix
3DB_PASSWORD=changeme

Usage Notes

Individual Services(2 services)

Copy individual services to mix and match with your existing compose files.

remix:
  build: .
  container_name: remix
  environment:
    DATABASE_URL: postgresql://${DB_USER}:${DB_PASSWORD}@postgres:5432/${DB_NAME}
  ports:
    - "3000:3000"
  depends_on:
    - postgres
  networks:
    - remix-network

postgres:
  image: postgres:16-alpine
  environment:
    POSTGRES_DB: ${DB_NAME}
    POSTGRES_USER: ${DB_USER}
    POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD}
  volumes:
    - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
  networks:
    - remix-network

Quick Start

1# 1. Create the compose file
2cat > docker-compose.yml << 'EOF'
3services:
4  remix:
5    build: .
6    container_name: remix
7    environment:
8      DATABASE_URL: postgresql://${DB_USER}:${DB_PASSWORD}@postgres:5432/${DB_NAME}
9    ports:
10      - "3000:3000"
11    depends_on:
12      - postgres
13    networks:
14      - remix-network
15
16  postgres:
17    image: postgres:16-alpine
18    environment:
19      POSTGRES_DB: ${DB_NAME}
20      POSTGRES_USER: ${DB_USER}
21      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD}
22    volumes:
23      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
24    networks:
25      - remix-network
26
27volumes:
28  postgres_data:
29
30networks:
31  remix-network:
32    driver: bridge
33EOF
34
35# 2. Create the .env file
36cat > .env << 'EOF'
37DB_NAME=remix
38DB_USER=remix
39DB_PASSWORD=changeme
40EOF
41
42# 3. Start the services
43docker compose up -d
44
45# 4. View logs
46docker compose logs -f

One-Liner

Run this command to download and set up the recipe in one step:

1curl -fsSL https://docker.recipes/api/recipes/remix-postgres/run | bash

Troubleshooting