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DigitalOcean Docker Laravel | Integration

If you are looking for a way to deploy Laravel applications seamlessly and efficiently, you are in the right place. According to our experts, with the power of Docker and DigitalOcean droplets, we can easily streamline the deployment process.

Today, we are going to take a look at how to use Docker and DigitalOcean to deploy a Laravel application with ease.

Docker offers lets us capture the Laravel application and its dependencies within portable containers. When paired with DigitalOcean’s dependable droplets, we get access to several benefits:

• Docker ensures consistent deployment environments across different servers, including DigitalOcean droplets. This simplifies the deployment process.
• Docker containers isolate the Laravel application. This prevents conflicts with other applications or dependencies on the system.
• DigitalOcean’s droplets let us scale the Laravel application by adding more Docker containers as needed.
• With Docker, we can easily reproduce the development environment on DigitalOcean.

Deployment Steps

1. First, choose an OS like Ubuntu for the droplet.
2. Then, install Docker and Docker Compose on the droplet.
3. Next, create a Dockerfile with instructions for building a Docker image with the Laravel application and its dependencies. This usually involves a base image like PHP and installing packages with Composer.
4. Then, define a docker-compose.yml file detailing the services for the application. This often includes containers for the Laravel app, a database, etc.
5. Now, it is time to access the Laravel project directory on the DigitalOcean droplet.
6. At this point, build the Docker image as seen here:

   docker build -t laravel-app
7. Next, run the application using Docker Compose:

   docker-compose up -d

   The `-d` flag ensures that containers run in detached mode, allowing them to operate in the background.

Here are some additional things to consider when  using Docker with Laravel on DigitalOcean:

• Configure the Laravel application to connect to the database container by setting environment variables in the docker-compose.yml file.
• Consider employing Docker volumes to persist the application’s data, like database files, outside of containers for easier management and data preservation.
• Explore the DigitalOcean Marketplace for pre-built Docker images for popular databases or other services.

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Conclusion

In brief, our Support Experts demonstrated how to use Docker with Laravel on DigitalOcean.