This repository contains a Docker configuration for hosting Wordpress with a Nginx web server and MariaDB database.

Requirements

Make sure Docker is installed in your environment.

Usage

To use this repository, follow the following steps:

1. Clone it to your environment using git clone https://github.com/cdterry87/docker-wordpress. Then cd to the docker-wordpress directory you just created.
2. Copy the .env.example file as .env using cp .env.example .env. Then set the database and Wordpress credentials to whatever you'd like.
3. Run the following command to build the Docker container and start it: docker-compose up --build -d

   NOTE: If docker-compose doesn't work, try docker compose instead.

4. Visit http://localhost:8080 in your browser and you should see your Wordpress site!
5. Visit http://localhost:8080/wp-login.php and login with the credentials you set in the .env file and start editing your site!
6. To destroy the container, use the following command: docker-compose down -v