How To Set Up a Development Environment with Docker-Compose

Start programming without fuss

Setting up development environments is always a hassle. If you do not always work with the same tools it always takes ages to set up your computer just right before you can start writing actual code.

That is if you do not use Docker. Setting up a development environment in docker is quick, easy, and reproducible on every computer. No more “but it’s working on my machine…”

You can find the source code for this article on GitHub:

itd24/Docker-Compose-Example-Project

Docker and Docker-Compose Introduction

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If you are here reading this article, I assume you know what Docker and docker-compose are. But just to be on the safe side I give you a short introduction to the most awesome piece of technology that was invented since the bicycle.

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