🕒 SimpleTimeService

A minimalist Python Flask app that returns the current UTC timestamp and the client's IP address in JSON format.

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🔧 How to Build & Run

1. Build the Docker Image

docker build -t simple-time-service .

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2. Run the Docker Container

docker run -p 5000:8080 simple-time-service

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3. Access the Service

✅ If running locally:

Open your browser or use curl:

http://localhost:5000

curl http://localhost:5000

✅ If accessing from inside another Docker container:

Use the internal container IP:

http://172.17.0.2:8080

To find the container’s IP address, run:

docker inspect -f '{{range.NetworkSettings.Networks}}{{.IPAddress}}{{end}}' <container_id>

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✅ Example JSON Response

{
  "timestamp": "2025-04-14T13:00:00Z",
  "ip": "172.17.0.1"
}

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📤 Optional: Push to DockerHub

docker tag simple-time-service yourdockerhubusername/simple-time-service
docker push yourdockerhubusername/simple-time-service

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✅ Done!

Your service is now running and accessible at:

• http://localhost:5000 – from your host machine
• http://<container-ip>:8080 – from inside Docker network