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Mahmoud Zalt 2016-02-17 18:21:01 +02:00
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Seriously!!! Seriously!!!
### Why Docker not Vagrant!? ### Why Docker not Vagrant!?
[Vagrant](https://www.vagrantup.com) gives you Virtual Machines in minutes while Docker gives you Linux Containers in seconds. [Vagrant](https://www.vagrantup.com) gives you Virtual Machines in minutes while Docker gives you Virtual Containers in seconds.
Instead of providing a full Virtual Machines, like you get with Vagrant, Docker provides you **lightweight** Virtual Containers, that share the same kernel and allow to safely execute independent processes. Instead of providing a full Virtual Machines, like you get with Vagrant, Docker provides you **lightweight** Virtual Containers, that share the same kernel and allow to safely execute independent processes.
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<a name="Requirements"></a> <a name="Requirements"></a>
## Requirements ## Requirements
- Laravel Installation - Laravel ([Download](https://laravel.com/docs/master/installation))
- Docker Toolbox ([Download](https://www.docker.com/toolbox)) - Docker Toolbox ([Download](https://www.docker.com/toolbox))
- Git ([Download](https://git-scm.com/downloads)) - Git ([Download](https://git-scm.com/downloads))
- Composer ([Download](https://getcomposer.org/download/)) - Composer ([Download](https://getcomposer.org/download/))
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4 - Find your Docker IP address. 4 - Find your Docker IP address.
- If you are on Linux OS: your IP Address is `127.0.0.1` because the containers run directly on your localhost. - If you are on Linux OS: your IP Address is `127.0.0.1` because the containers run directly on your localhost.
- If you are on MAC or Windows OS and using the **docker-machine**: start your docker machine then type `docker-machine ip {VM-Name}` to get your IP Address. *(Default is 192.168.99.100)* - If you are on MAC or Windows OS and using the **docker-machine**: start your docker machine then type `docker-machine ip {vm-name-here}`. *(The default IP is 192.168.99.100)*
- If you are on MAC or Windows OS and using **boot2docker**: type `boot2docker ip` when boot2docker is up, to get your IP Address. - If you are on MAC or Windows OS and using **boot2docker**: type `boot2docker ip` when boot2docker is up.
5 - Open your hosts file `/etc/hosts`. 5 - Open your hosts file `/etc/hosts`.
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REDIS_HOST=laravel.dev REDIS_HOST=laravel.dev
``` ```
9 - Finally run the containers to start coding. If you want to use Redis for Caching and/or for Sessions Management, set `CACHE_DRIVER` and `SESSION_DRIVER` to `redis` instead of the default `file`.
```env
CACHE_DRIVER=redis
SESSION_DRIVER=redis
```
9 - Finally run the containers. Make sure you are in the `docker` folder before running this command.
```bash ```bash
docker-compose up -d docker-compose up -d
``` ```
*"Note: Only the first time you run this command, it will take up to 7 minutes (depend on your connection speed) to download the images to your local machine, Only once in life.* *"Note: Only the first time you run this command, it will take up to 7 minutes (depend on your connection speed) to download the images to your local machine.*
10 - Open your browser and visit `http://laravel.dev` 10 - Open your browser and visit `http://laravel.dev`
> Debugging: if you faced an error, it might be that you forget to provide some permissions for Laravel, so try running the following command on the Laravel rood directory: > Debugging: in case you faced an error here, it might be that you forget to provide some permissions for Laravel, so try running the following command on the Laravel rood directory:
`sudo chmod -R 777 storage && sudo chmod -R 777 bootstrap/cache` `sudo chmod -R 777 storage && sudo chmod -R 777 bootstrap/cache`
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## Contributing ## Contributing
All contributions are welcomed. This little project was built by one man who has a full time job and many responsibilities, so if you like this project and you find that it needs a bug fix or support for new software or upgrade for the current containers, or anything else.. Do not hesitate to contribute, you are more than welcome :)