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This package will allow you to run your Laravel app on the Docker environment in the very simple way.

You will be able to run a completely new Laravel project instance in the latest version but also the already existing project.

IMPORTANT: If you want to run already existing project, you have to ensure that his .env file exists, because this package will make some modifications inside it.

This package runs following tools:

• PHP 8.2
• NGINX server
• MySQL in the latest version
• RabbitMQ
• Redis

After run once docker-compose up command, your application will be ready to use!

Install package

composer create-project solidcode-kch/laravel-in-docker

How to run the Laravel application?

In order to run docker container from this package, simply go to the laravel-in-docker directory, create the .env file based on the .env.example file (cp .env.example .env) and run

docker-compose up

(wait until NGINX server will be running). Then your application will be available on the URL: http://localhost:9999 and will be connected to the MySQL database.

You have many of possibilities to customize variables in the .env file. Please do it, before run docker-compose up if you need.

• NGINX_PORT - port where your NGINX server will be started and where your application will be available, e.g. http://localhost:9999
• APP_CONTAINER_NAME - name of the newly created app container (will be shown when you run the docker ps or the docker-compose ps command)
• LARAVEL_APP_LOCATION - location on your computer where the application will be or is already stored (as default is set as the same directory as docker configuration) - it must be without / at the end
• LARAVEL_APP_NAME - name of the directory where files from your application will be or is already stored (as default your application files are stored in laravel-in-docker/laravel-app directory)
• MYSQL_PORT - port where your database will be available from your local machine
• MYSQL_CONTAINER_NAME - name of the newly created mysql container (will be shown when you run the docker ps or the docker-compose ps command)
• MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD - password for the root user of the newly created or already existing MySQL engine
• MYSQL_DATABASE - name of the newly created or already existed database where are or will be stored tables with data for the Laravel application
• MYSQL_USER - name of the newly created or already existed database user
• MYSQL_PASSWORD - password for the user that is the owner of the newly created or already existed database
• RABBITMQ_CONTAINER_NAME - name of the newly created rabbitmq container (will be shown when you run the docker ps or the docker-compose ps command)
• RABBITMQ_PORT - port where your RabbitMQ console will be available from the local machine, e.g. http://localhost:15672
• REDIS_CONTAINER_NAME - name of the newly created redis container (will be shown when you run the docker ps or the docker-compose ps command)
• REDIS_PORT - port where your Redis will be available from the local machine, e.g. http://localhost:6379

How to run Artisan commands?

In order to run artisan commands (or install composer dependencies) please run: docker exec -it laravel_app bash (in any location on your local machine) or docker-compose exec app bash in the laravel-in-docker directory (where the docker-compose.yml file is stored).