Docker Compose for Local Web Stacks
Docker Compose bundles the building blocks of a local web stack in one file. The snippet shows structure, integration, and day-to-day commands for a typical development setup.
Compose file for a web stack
This setup cleanly separates web server, application, and stateful services from each other.
Connect Nginx to PHP-FPM
This block connects Nginx to PHP-FPM through the socket from the shared volume.
Set application values in the stack
Inside the Compose network, the services communicate with each other through their service names.
Day-to-day commands for Compose
Key points
- State lives in volumes
- Health checks help during startup and diagnosis
- Service names act as internal targets on the network
- Web server and application run separately
- Additional services such as Redis or Mailhog extend the stack