LEMP stack with Docker Toolbox

Overview

This is my development environment which run a Linux LEMP stack that work on most of my PHP projects. All the Docker images are based on Alpine Linux to get something that remains light for disk space.

• Container web: Nginx
• Container php: PHP5.x/7.x/8.x with FPM and all common PHP extensions
• Container mariadb: MariaDB 10.x
• Container mail: Mailpit
• Container cache: Redis

Installation

• on macOS
• on Linux

What next?

• Post configuration
• Aliases and CLI
• Local development with Wildcard DNS
• Trusted development SSL certificates

Read further

• [http://mmenozzi.github.io/2016/01/22/php-web-development-with-docker/]
• [https://github.com/nerdpress-org/docker-sf3]
• [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/40012198/docker-custom-dns-resolve-among-containers]