From 5830ec7b721cf2f7dcec79c2d284b6e4cd559c75 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: VanshikaSabharwal <vanshikasabharwal06@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 11:12:19 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] updated INSTALLATION.md

---
 Dockerfile      |  2 +-
 INSTALLATION.md | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 6b13a712b7..a045df6f11 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM node:20.10.0 AS build
+FROM node:20.10.0-alpine AS build
 
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 
diff --git a/INSTALLATION.md b/INSTALLATION.md
index b5039fb282..1ed713567e 100644
--- a/INSTALLATION.md
+++ b/INSTALLATION.md
@@ -155,12 +155,32 @@ docker build -t talawa-admin .
 
 After the build is complete, run the Docker container using this command:
 
+For Linux/MacOS
 ```bash
-docker run -p 4321:4321 talawa-admin
+docker run -d \
+  --name talawa-admin \
+  -p 4321:4321 \
+  -v $(pwd)/.env:/app/.env \
+  talawa-admin
+
 ```bash
 
+For Windows
+docker run -d `
+  --name talawa-admin `
+  -p 4321:4321 `
+  -v ${PWD}\.env:/app/.env `
+  talawa-admin
+
+
 The application will be accessible at `http://localhost:4321`
 
+4. Managing the container:
+
+To stop the container:
+```bash
+docker stop talawa-admin
+
 # Configuration
 
 It's important to configure Talawa-Admin. Here's how to do it.
@@ -379,4 +399,4 @@ If you don't want this hook to run, you can manually opt out of this using the `
         git pull --no-verify
 
 <br/>
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```