WordPress on PHP7.4 + MySQL 8.0 with Docker Compose

Install WordPress on the latest LEMP stack using Docker Compose.

The following Docker images have been used:

• PHP 7.4+
• MySQL 8.0+
• Latest WordPress version
• Latest Nginx version

Installation (manual)

Clone repository:

git clone https://github.com/aurkenb/docker-wordpress-lemp && cd docker-wordpress-lemp
cp .env.example .env

Copy environment file and default nginx setup:

cp ./config/nginx/templates/http.conf ./config/nginx/default.conf

Adjust DOMAIN_NAME and other variables in .env:

DOMAIN_NAME=localhost.example

NGINX_HTTP_PORT=80
NGINX_HTTPS_PORT=443
...

Map DOMAIN_NAME to 127.0.0.1

echo "127.0.0.1 localhost.example" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts

Ready to go:

docker-compose up -d --build

(Experimental) Installation with trusted self-signed certificates

Clone repository:

git clone https://github.com/aurkenb/docker-wordpress-lemp && cd docker-wordpress-lemp
cp .env.example .env

init.sh automatically setups environment:

sh init.sh

Ready to go:

docker-compose up -d --build