Drupal 8 - Docker Local Development

Docker enviroment setting up for Drupal 8 local development

Drupal version: 8.6.12

Clone this project

git clone https://github.com/dalenguyen/drupal8-docker.git
cd drupal8-docker

Before bringing up containers

This command will install Drupal 8.6.12 to drupal/web folder. For Windows user, you can skip this step. Instead, you have download drupal 8 from the main website and put in under drupal/web folder.

sh drupal-install.sh

Getting started

Manage the containers

docker-compose up -d
docker-compose down

Change your hosts file

Please update your /etc/hosts in order to visit the site and the dashboard

## Drupal 8 Docker
127.0.0.1       drupal8.localhost:8080
127.0.0.1       portainer.drupal8.localhost:8080

Database management

Export database

docker exec drupal8_mysql /usr/bin/mysqldump -u root --password=password drupal > drupal/backup.sql

Import database

cat drupal/backup.sql  | docker exec -i drupal8_mysql /usr/bin/mysql -u root --password=password drupal

Notes

Remember to change the host name of MySQL is to drupal8_mysql when you install Drupal.

Reference

Docker for WordPress Development