Build and Run Laravel 7 in Docker Part 5 - Final Steps

Add the Volumes

At the bottom of your docker-compose.yml you will need to add a volumns section in the same column as the services header. Paste the following:

volumes:

  dbdata:

Your final docker-compose.yml should look like this and you can see the repo here Laravel Docker Tutorial:

version: "3.7"

services:
  # The Application
  app:
    container_name: app
    build:
      context: ./
      dockerfile: app.dockerfile
    working_dir: /var/www
    volumes:
      - ./:/var/www
    environment:
      CONTAINER_ROLE: app
    depends_on:
      - database
    environment:
      - "DB_PORT=3306"
      - "DB_HOST=database"
  # The Web Server
  web:
      build:
          context: ./
          dockerfile: web.dockerfile
      working_dir: /var/www
      volumes:
          - ./:/var/www
      depends_on:
          - app
      ports:
          - 80:80
  database:
      image: mysql:5.7
      volumes:
          - dbdata:/var/lib/mysql
      environment:
          MYSQL_DATABASE: ${DB_DATABASE}
          MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD}
          MYSQL_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD}
      ports:
          - "33061:3306"
volumes:
    dbdata:

That's it!! Wow you've just build a Laravel App that will run on Docker. Ok so to run this in you root directory using terminal type:

docker-compose up

This will build your containers and allow you to access your Laravel app at http://localhost:80.

Running commands inside containers: (App is the name of the container)

docker-compose exec app php artisan make:controller MyController

docker-compose exec app php artisan migrate

Troubleshooting

You need to specify one of MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD, MYSQL_ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD and MYSQL_RANDOM_ROOT_PASSWORD

Make sure you have a password set in you .env file in Laravel

database_1  | ERROR 1396 (HY000) at line 1: Operation CREATE USER failed for 'root'@'%'

Remove MYSQL_USER: root from your docker-compose