README

Docker scaffold generator for Laravel projects with separate dev/prod environments.

Installation

composer require microsomes/laravel-devops

Usage

Generate Docker Configuration

php artisan docker:init

This will generate:

.docker/
├── dev/
│   ├── backend/Dockerfile
│   ├── frontend/Dockerfile
│   ├── frontend/conf.d/app.conf
│   └── node/Dockerfile
└── prod/
    ├── backend/Dockerfile
    ├── frontend/Dockerfile
    ├── frontend/conf.d/app.conf
    ├── docker-compose.yml
    └── .env.production

docker-compose.yml (dev)

Options

# Overwrite existing files
php artisan docker:init --force

# Generate only development environment
php artisan docker:init --dev-only

# Generate only production environment
php artisan docker:init --prod-only

Configuration

Publish the config file:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=docker-scaffold-config

Then edit config/docker-scaffold.php:

return [
    'project_name' => 'myapp',
    'network_name' => 'myapp-network',
    'php_version' => '8.2',
    'node_version' => '22',

    'ports' => [
        'frontend' => 8080,
        'vite' => 5173,
        'database' => 33066,
        'redis' => 63799,
        'mailhog_smtp' => 1025,
        'mailhog_web' => 8025,
    ],

    'database' => [
        'image' => 'mariadb:latest',
        'name' => 'laravel',
        'user' => 'root',
        'password' => 'password',
    ],

    'registry' => [
        'url' => 'registry.digitalocean.com/myregistry',
        'backend_image' => 'backend',
        'frontend_image' => 'frontend',
    ],

    'traefik' => [
        'enabled' => true,
        'domain' => 'example.com',
        'network' => 'traefik-public',
        'certresolver' => 'le',
    ],
];

Development

Start the development environment:

docker compose up -d

Services available:

• Frontend: http://localhost:8080
• Vite: http://localhost:5173
• MailHog: http://localhost:8025
• Database: localhost:33066
• Redis: localhost:63799

Production

Build and push images

# Build images
docker build -t your-registry/backend:latest -f .docker/prod/backend/Dockerfile .
docker build -t your-registry/frontend:latest -f .docker/prod/frontend/Dockerfile .

# Push to registry
docker push your-registry/backend:latest
docker push your-registry/frontend:latest

Deploy with Docker Swarm

cd .docker/prod
docker stack deploy -c docker-compose.yml myapp

Architecture

Development Environment

• backend: PHP-FPM container with Composer
• frontend: Nginx reverse proxy
• node: Vite dev server with HMR
• database: MariaDB
• redis: Redis for caching/queues
• horizon: Laravel Horizon queue worker
• scheduler: Laravel task scheduler
• mailhog: Email testing

Production Environment

• migrate: One-time migration runner
• backend: Optimized PHP-FPM with built assets
• frontend: Nginx with static assets
• database: MariaDB with persistent volume
• redis: Redis for caching/queues
• Traefik integration for HTTPS

License

MIT