New dev ux: Add a docker build doc and improve error message (jgkawell#4

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desmondgc · Apr 16, 2024 · 2b16e98 · 2b16e98
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diff --git a/docs/build.md b/docs/build.md
@@ -5,3 +5,9 @@ Steps:
 1. Install Go >= 1.21.
 2. Get the source code: `git clone https://github.com/jgkawell/yarr.git`
 3. Build: `go build -o bin/yarr .`
+
+Using Docker:
+
+```bash
+docker run --rm -u $(id -u):$(id -g) -v "$PWD":$PWD -w $PWD -e GOCACHE=$PWD/.cache golang go build -o bin/yarr
+```
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func readConfig() config {
 		c.address = "0.0.0.0:7070"
 	}
 	if c.database == "" {
-		log.Fatal("database URI is required")
+		log.Fatal("Error YARR_DB is not set. Please set env var YARR_DB to postgres URI.")
 	}
 	auth := os.Getenv("YARR_AUTH")
 	if auth != "" {