A ready to use Docker Compose configuration for a LEMP stack (Nginx, PHP, MariaDB, and PHPMyAdmin). This configuration allows you to easily set up and run a web server with a database on your local machine using Docker and also this project contain a Ansible playbook that allows you to run this LEMP stack in any number of remote hosts.
Based on the official Docker images:
Note
You can change the version and tag of images in .env file.
- Docker: Docker is a platform that allows you to easily deploy and run applications in containers. It makes it easy to set up and run software in a consistent environment. You can install docker with this guide.
- Docker Compose: Docker Compose is a tool for defining and running multi-container Docker applications. It allows you to define your application's services, networks, and volumes in a single docker-compose.yml file. You can install Docker Compose with this guide.
- Ansible: If you want use ansible for deploy this stack on remote servers you must install ansible on you local machine with this guide and
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- Docker Engine version 18.06.0 or newer
- Docker Compose version 2.3.4 or newer
Warning
For running this stack you must usedocker compose upinstead ofdocker-compose up(see this) and if you are running Debian stable please set version number to3.3indocker-compose.ymlfile.Note
Especially on Linux, make sure your user has the required permissions to interact with the Docker daemon.
By default, the stack exposes the following ports:
- 9000: PHP
- 80 and 443: Nginx
- 8080: PHPMyAdmin
Docker Compose is a powerful tool for simplifying the process of setting up and running complex applications. This particular Docker Compose configuration for a LEMP stack (Nginx, PHP, MariaDB, and PHPMyAdmin) makes it easy to set up a complete web server environment on your local machine and servers.
One of the main advantages of using this configuration is that it allows you to run all of the services in separate containers, which ensures that they are isolated from each other and from your host system. This makes it easy to manage and update the services independently of each other, and also makes it easy to switch out one service for another if needed.
Another advantage of this configuration is that it makes it easy to configure the services. Each service has its own directory with configuration files that can be easily modified to suit your needs. Additionally, the Ansible integration makes it easy to provision and configure the services.
Furthermore, this configuration is also customizable by adding new services or customizing the existing ones as per your requirement. The flexibility of this configuration makes it easy to use and adapt for different projects, whether for development or production.
In summary, this Docker Compose configuration provides a quick and easy way to set up a complete web server environment on your local machine and remote servers with ansible. It is easy to use, customizable, and allows you to run all of the services in isolated containers, which makes it easy to manage and update them. So, if you're looking for a powerful and flexible tool to help you set up and run your web applications, this Docker Compose configuration is definitely worth checking out.
When you manually set up a web server environment on a physical or virtual server, you would typically have to install and configure each service individually. This can be a time-consuming and error-prone process, as you would have to manually install the software, configure it, and make sure that it is running correctly.
Additionally, when you set up a web server environment manually, you would also have to manually manage the dependencies between the services. For example, you would have to make sure that the database service is running before the web server service, and that the web server service is configured to connect to the correct database.
In contrast, using this Docker Compose configuration, all of the services are defined in a single file, docker-compose.yml, and the dependencies between them are also defined in this file. This makes it easy to understand and manage the dependencies between the services, and also makes it easy to add or remove services as needed.
Additionally, when you set up a web server environment manually, the services are running on the host operating system and share the same resources and dependencies. This can lead to conflicts and issues if the services have different requirements. With Docker Compose, each service runs in its own container, which is isolated from the host system and other services. This eliminates the potential conflicts and issues caused by shared dependencies.
Finally, with manual setup, you need to take care of security updates and configuration backups, whereas, with Docker Compose, it's easy to update, backup and restore the services.
In summary, while manually setting up a web server environment on a physical or virtual server can be a time-consuming and error-prone process, using this Docker Compose configuration simplifies the process by allowing you to define and manage all of the services in a single file, and by isolating the services from each other and from the host system.
Clone this repository onto the Docker host that will run the stack:
git clone https://github.com/BaseMax/ComposeDockerNginxPHP.gitthen navigate to project directory and start the stack's services locally using Docker Compose:
docker compose upNote
You can also run all services in the background (detached mode) by appending the-dflag to the above command.
Now for test, Open http://localhost:80 for Nginx. You should see the default Nginx welcome page.
Open http://localhost:8080 in your browser for PHPMyAdmin. You will be prompted to enter a username and password to log in. The default username is root and the default password is changethis.
Note
Configuration is not dynamically reloaded, you will need to restart individual components after any configuration change.
The nginx configuration file is located in the nginx directory. The nginx.conf file is main configuration file. It contains global settings for Nginx such as number of worker processes, the user that Nginx runs as, and the location of the log files. The sites directory contains the configuration for each site. The sites/default.conf file is the default configuration for all sites. It defines the server block for the default virtual host and sets the document root to /var/www/html. The sites/example.com.conf file is an example configuration for a virtual host for the example.com site. You can add additional virtual host configuration files in this directory for any other sites you want to run on your local machine.
The PHP configuration is located in the php directory. The php.ini file is the main configuration file. It contains settings for PHP such as the maximum execution time, the memory limit, and the error reporting level.
The MariaDB configuration is located in the mariadb directory. The my.cnf file is the main configuration file. It contains settings for MariaDB such as the character set, the collation, and the location of the data directory.
The PHPMyAdmin configuration is located in the phpmyadmin directory. The config.inc.php file is the main configuration file. It contains settings for PHPMyAdmin such as the server to connect to, the username and password for the server, and the default language.
Warning
For now only work in ubuntu servers.
Ansible is an open-source software provisioning, configuration management, and application-deployment tool. It is used to automate the management of remote servers, including the installation and configuration of software. If you want deploy this stack on one or more remote servers you must use ansible playbooj.
First you need to add your server information in hosts.ini file:
[webservers]
<IP_OF_YOUR_SERVER> ansible_ssh_host=<IP_OF_YOUR_SERVER> ansible_ssh_port=<SSH_PORT_NUMBER> ansible_ssh_user=root ansible_ssh_private_key_file=<PATH_TO_PRIVATE_SSH_KEY>Warning
In order to Playbook work properly, the name of each host must be exactly th IP of the same server.
This playbook first install latest version of docker and docker compose on remote servers with add docker GPG key and add Docker Repository to ubuntu server. You must specify ubuntu release in playbook var:
vars:
ubuntu_release: <UBUNTU_RELEASE>You can specify proxy configuration for docker in server's in file proxy.conf in the ansible directory. see this:
[Service]
Environment="HTTP_PROXY=<PUT_YOUR_PROXY_URL_HERE>"
Environment="HTTPS_PROXY=<PUT_YOUR_PROXY_URL_HERE>"
Environment="NO_PROXY="localhost,127.0.0.1,::1"Note
It is a good feature for IRANIAN people that the use of Docker and Docker Hub in iran is filtered.
After installing docker and setting proxy for that, Playbook uploads the project files to the server in the /root directory according to the path you define in playbook:
vars:
project_path: <PUT_ABSOLUTE_PATH_HERE>After all above steps you must go in ansible directory and run:
ansible-playbook -i hosts.ini playbook.ymlAnd finally start project with running docker compose file.
Warning
In all the above steps you must haverootaccess to servers.
This project is licensed under the GPLv3 license. Feel free to use and modify the code as you see fit, but please make sure to comply with the terms of the license.
This Docker Compose and Ansible configuration was created in 2022.