README.md

Laravel Starter Project

A Dockerized Laravel development environment

Installation

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone <https://github.com/15g-lucas/laravel-docker-starter.git>

2. Install Dependencies:

   composer install
   npm install

3. Configure Environment:
   • Copy the .env.example file to .env and customize it with your desired database credentials.

   cp .env.example .env

4. Start Development Environment:

   docker-compose up -d --build

Customization

.env File

• Customize database credentials: Modify the .env file with your preferred database settings:

  DB_DATABASE=your_database
  DB_USERNAME=your_username
  DB_PASSWORD=your_password
  

• Other environment variables: You can define additional environment variables as needed for your application, such as API keys, application URLs, etc.

docker-compose.yml

• Services: Customize the services (e.g., add a mailhog service for testing emails).
• Networks: Define additional networks for communication between services.
• Volumes: Mount additional volumes to persist data.

Connecting to the Container

docker exec -it laravel_app bash