title: Docker Add every file in current directory
body: <p>I have a simple web application that I would like to place in a docker container.   The angular application exists in the <code>frontend/</code> folder, which is withing the <code>application/</code> folder.</p>
  
  <p>When the Dockerfile is in the <code>application/</code> folder and  reads as follows:</p>
  
  <pre><code>FROM node
  ADD frontend/ frontend/
  RUN (cd frontend/; npm install;)
  CMD (cd frontend/; npm start;)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>everything runs correctly. </p>
  
  <p>However, when I move the Dockerfile into the <code>frontend/</code> folder and change it to read</p>
  
  <pre><code>FROM node
  ADD . frontend/
  RUN (cd frontend/; npm install;)
  CMD (cd frontend/; npm start;)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>no files are copied and the project does not run.</p>
  
  <p>How can I add every file and folder recursively in the current directory to my docker image?</p>