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Laravel Docker Template

This repository contains a Docker Compose configuration to run a Laravel application with PostgreSQL, Redis, Apache, Scheduler, and Queue.

Prerequisites

• Docker
• Docker Compose
• An existing Laravel project

Versions

This repository offers different versions of the Docker Compose configuration for various web servers:

Apache

• http: Apache server serving the Laravel application over HTTP only.
• http and https: Apache server serving the Laravel application over both HTTP and HTTPS.
• force https: Apache server serving the Laravel application over HTTPS only and redirecting HTTP requests to HTTPS.

Installation

For installation instructions for each version, see the corresponding links above.

Services

• web: Apache server serving the Laravel application and migrating the database on each start.
• db: PostgreSQL database.
• redis: Redis server for caching and queues.
• scheduler: Container for scheduled Laravel tasks.
• queue: Container for Laravel queue processing.

Optional: Removing Scheduler and Queue

If you do not use the Scheduler and Queue in Laravel, you can remove these services from the docker-compose.yml file:

1. Open the docker-compose.yml file.

2. Remove the following sections:

   scheduler:
     # ...existing code...
   
   queue:
     # ...existing code...

Commands

• To run a command in the web container:

  docker-compose exec web <command>

• Example: Running Artisan commands:

  docker-compose exec web php artisan <command>

Useful Links

• Laravel Documentation
• Docker Documentation
• Docker Compose Documentation

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. For more information, see the LICENSE file.