Setting Up Laravel with Docker Compose

In this guide, you will learn how to quickly set up your Laravel application on Ubuntu 22.04 using Docker Compose with three separate containers (PHP-FPM, MySQL, Nginx). Your development environment will be fully isolated and portable.

What You'll Learn

You will learn how to containerize your Laravel application with Docker Compose. You'll run PHP-FPM, MySQL and Nginx services in three separate containers, creating an isolated and portable development environment.

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure the following tools are installed:

• Ubuntu 22.04 operating system (with a sudo-enabled user)
• Docker
• Docker Compose

Step 1 — Create Project Directory

mkdir ~/laravel-docker && cd ~/laravel-docker

Create the necessary subdirectories:

mkdir -p docker/nginx docker/php

Step 2 — Create Docker Compose File

Create the docker-compose.yml file:

version: '3.8'

services:
  app:
    build:
      context: .
      dockerfile: docker/php/Dockerfile
    container_name: laravel-app
    volumes:
      - ./src:/var/www/html
    networks:
      - laravel-network

  nginx:
    image: nginx:alpine
    container_name: laravel-nginx
    ports:
      - "80:80"
    volumes:
      - ./src:/var/www/html
      - ./docker/nginx/default.conf:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
    depends_on:
      - app
    networks:
      - laravel-network

  mysql:
    image: mysql:8.0
    container_name: laravel-mysql
    environment:
      MYSQL_DATABASE: laravel
      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: secret
    volumes:
      - mysql-data:/var/lib/mysql
    networks:
      - laravel-network

volumes:
  mysql-data:

networks:
  laravel-network:
    driver: bridge

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