How Do I Dockerize My WordPress Site?

If you are using WordPress to power your website, there is a good chance you are using Docker to manage your site’s software. Docker is a software container management system that enables developers to package, ship, and run applications using isolated, resource-efficient containers.

If you are not familiar with Docker, there is a good chance you are not using it to its full potential. Docker is a powerful tool that can help you improve the performance, security, and agility of your WordPress site.

To dockerize your WordPress site, you first need to install Docker on your server. Once you have Docker installed, you can install WordPress using the following command:

docker run -i -t -p 8080:8080 -p 443:443 WordPress

Once you have WordPress installed, you can start the Docker daemon by executing the following command:

docker-compose up

This will start the Docker daemon and configure it to use the WordPress container as its default container. Next, you need to create a configuration file for the WordPress container.

This configuration file will tell the Docker daemon how to connect to the WordPress container and start the WordPress application.

To create the configuration file, execute the following command:

docker-compose exec WordPress /usr/local/bin/php artisan make:config

This command will open the file in your editor and configure the WordPress container to use the localhost address of the server and the port 8080. You can also customize the configuration file to use a different port and host address.

Once you have created the configuration file, you can start the WordPress application by executing the following command:

This will start the WordPress application and connect it to the Docker daemon. You can now navigate to the WordPress site on the port that was configured in the configuration file.