Docker for Web Hosting: Getting Started Guide

Why Docker for Hosting?

Containers provide isolation, portability, and consistency.

Installing Docker

curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh
usermod -aG docker $USER

WordPress in Docker

version: '3'
services:
  wordpress:
    image: wordpress:latest
    ports:
      - "8080:80"
    environment:
      WORDPRESS_DB_HOST: db
      WORDPRESS_DB_NAME: wordpress
  db:
    image: mysql:5.7
    environment:
      MYSQL_DATABASE: wordpress

Best Practices

Monitoring Containers

docker stats
docker logs container_name