Setting up a Docker container for a Laravel Application
Setting up a Docker container for a Laravel application involves several steps. Here’s a guide on how to set up a simple Docker container for a Laravel application:
Prerequisites:
Before you begin, make sure you have the following:
- Docker installed on your machine.
- A Laravel application with its dependencies. If you don’t have a Laravel application, you can create one using the Laravel framework.
Step 1: Create a Dockerfile for Laravel
Create a `Dockerfile` in your Laravel application’s root directory. Below is an example Dockerfile for a Laravel application:
In this Dockerfile:
- We use an official PHP image as the base image for our container.
- We set the working directory to
/var/www
. - We copy the Laravel application code into the container.
- We install system dependencies required by Laravel and PHP extensions.
- We install Composer, a PHP package manager, and then use it to install Laravel’s dependencies.
- We expose port 9000 and start the PHP-FPM server.
Step 2: Build the Docker Image
Navigate to the directory containing your Dockerfile and build the Docker image using the following command:
docker build -t laravel-app:latest .
Step 3: Run the Docker Container
Once the image is built, you can run a container from it using the following command:
docker run -p 8080:9000 -v /path/to/your/laravel/app:/var/www laravel-app:latest
-p 8080:9000
maps port 8080 on your host machine to port 9000 in the container, where PHP-FPM is running. You can change the port if needed.-v /path/to/your/laravel/app:/var/www
mounts your Laravel application code from your host machine to the container's/var/www
directory.
Step 4: Access Your Laravel Application
You can access your Laravel application by visiting http://localhost:8080
in your web browser. If you mapped a different port, use that port number in the URL.
Your Laravel application is now running in a Docker container. You can make code changes, rebuild the image, and rerun containers as needed for development and deployment.