Laravel Optimized PHP Docker Images

Overview

This repository provides production-ready PHP Docker images based on serversideup/docker-php.
Two variants are available for each supported PHP version:

• nginx: PHP-FPM served by Nginx (php/nginx.Dockerfile)
• unit: Nginx Unit (php/unit.Dockerfile)

Supported PHP Versions

• 8.2
• 8.3
• 8.4

Image Tags

Images are tagged as follows:

• ghcr.io/yieldstudio/php:<version>-nginx
• ghcr.io/yieldstudio/php:<version>-unit

Examples:

• ghcr.io/yieldstudio/php:8.2-nginx
• ghcr.io/yieldstudio/php:8.3-unit
• ghcr.io/yieldstudio/php:8.4-nginx

Laravel Automation

These images include automation scripts in php/entrypoint.d/ to simplify running Laravel applications in containers:

• 40-handle-db-endpoint.sh: Handles dynamic database endpoint configuration, useful for cloud environments.
• 55-filament-automation.sh: Automates common Laravel tasks such as running migrations, clearing cache, and managing queues at container startup.

You can customize or extend these scripts to fit your deployment needs.

Usage

Using with Docker CLI

docker run --rm -it ghcr.io/yieldstudio/php:8.3-nginx php -v

Using in a Docker Compose file

services:
  app:
    image: ghcr.io/yieldstudio/php:8.3-unit
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
    volumes:
      - ./src:/var/www/html

Using Laravel Sail

1. Create your Dockerfile

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ARG PHP_VERSION=8.4
ARG NODE_VERSION=22

############################################
# Base Image
############################################
FROM ghcr.io/yieldstudio/php:${PHP_VERSION}-nginx AS base

ENV HEALTHCHECK_PATH="/up"

## Uncomment if you need to install additional PHP extensions
# USER root
# RUN install-php-extensions bcmath gd

############################################
# Development Image
############################################
FROM base AS development

ARG WWWUSER
ARG WWWGROUP
ARG NODE_VERSION=22
ARG MYSQL_CLIENT="mysql-client"
ARG POSTGRES_VERSION=17

ENV AUTORUN_ENABLED=false
ENV PHP_OPCACHE_ENABLE=0

ENV XDEBUG_MODE="off"
ENV XDEBUG_CONFIG="client_host=host.docker.internal"

USER root

RUN apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y \
    && mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings \
    && apt-get install -y gnupg gosu curl ca-certificates zip unzip git supervisor sqlite3 libcap2-bin libpng-dev python3 dnsutils librsvg2-bin fswatch ffmpeg nano  \
    && curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/gpgkey/nodesource-repo.gpg.key | gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg \
    && echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg] https://deb.nodesource.com/node_$NODE_VERSION.x nodistro main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list \
    && apt-get update \
    && apt-get install -y nodejs \
    && npm install -g npm \
    && npm install -g pnpm \
    && npm install -g bun \
    && curl -sS https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/pubkey.gpg | gpg --dearmor | tee /etc/apt/keyrings/yarn.gpg >/dev/null \
    && echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/yarn.gpg] https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/ stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.list \
    && apt-get update \
    && apt-get install -y yarn \
    && apt-get -y autoremove \
    && apt-get clean \
    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /tmp/* /var/tmp/*

RUN docker-php-serversideup-set-id www-data $WWWUSER:$WWWGROUP \
    && docker-php-serversideup-set-file-permissions --owner $WWWUSER:$WWWGROUP --service nginx \
    && useradd -mNo -g www-data -u $(id -u www-data) sail

RUN install-php-extensions xdebug

USER www-data

############################################
# CI image
############################################
FROM base AS ci

ENV AUTORUN_ENABLED=false
ENV PHP_OPCACHE_ENABLE=0

ENV XDEBUG_MODE="coverage,debug"
ENV XDEBUG_CONFIG="client_host=host.docker.internal client_port=9003"

# Sometimes CI images need to run as root
# so we set the ROOT user and configure
# the PHP-FPM pool to run as www-data
USER root

RUN install-php-extensions xdebug

RUN echo "" >> /usr/local/etc/php-fpm.d/docker-php-serversideup-pool.conf && \
    echo "user = www-data" >> /usr/local/etc/php-fpm.d/docker-php-serversideup-pool.conf && \
    echo "group = www-data" >> /usr/local/etc/php-fpm.d/docker-php-serversideup-pool.conf

############################################
# 
############################################
FROM base AS composer

COPY --from=composer:latest /usr/bin/composer /usr/bin/composer
COPY --chown=www-data:www-data composer.* ./
COPY --chown=www-data:www-data . .

RUN composer install --no-dev --no-interaction --no-scripts --prefer-dist \
    && composer dump-autoload --classmap-authoritative --no-dev --optimize

############################################
# Assets Build
############################################
FROM node:${NODE_VERSION}-slim AS frontend

WORKDIR /app

COPY package*.json *.config.js ./
COPY public/ ./public
COPY resources/ ./resources
COPY --from=composer /var/www/html/vendor ./vendor

RUN if [ -f yarn.lock ]; then \
        yarn install --frozen-lockfile && yarn run build; \
    elif [ -f package-lock.json ]; then \
        npm ci && npm run build; \
    elif [ -f pnpm-lock.yaml ]; then \
        pnpm install --frozen-lockfile && pnpm run build; \
    elif [ -f bun.lockb ]; then \
        bun install && bun run build; \
    else \
        echo "No lock file found, skipping asset build."; \
    fi

############################################
# Production Image
############################################
FROM base

ENV PHP_MEMORY_LIMIT=512M
ENV SSL_MODE=mixed

USER www-data

COPY --from=composer --chown=www-data:www-data /var/www/html/vendor ./vendor
COPY --from=frontend --chown=www-data:www-data /app/public/build ./public/build

COPY --chown=www-data:www-data . /var/www/html

2. Edit your docker-compose.yml

services:
    laravel.test:
        build:
-           context: './vendor/laravel/sail/runtimes/8.4'
+           context: '.'
+           dockerfile: Dockerfile
+           target: development
            args:
+               PHP_VERSION: 8.4
+               WWWUSER: '${WWWUSER}'
                WWWGROUP: '${WWWGROUP}'
+               NODE_VERSION: '22'
        image: 'sail-8.4/app'
        extra_hosts:
            - 'host.docker.internal:host-gateway'
        ports:
            - '${APP_PORT:-80}:8080'
            - '${VITE_PORT:-5173}:${VITE_PORT:-5173}'
        environment:
-           WWWUSER: '${WWWUSER}'
            LARAVEL_SAIL: 1
            XDEBUG_MODE: '${SAIL_XDEBUG_MODE:-off}'
            XDEBUG_CONFIG: '${SAIL_XDEBUG_CONFIG:-client_host=host.docker.internal}'
            IGNITION_LOCAL_SITES_PATH: '${PWD}'
        volumes:
            - '.:/var/www/html'
        networks:
            - sail
        depends_on:
            - mysql
            - redis

3. (Optional) Setup Queue and Scheduler

services:
    ...

+   schedule:
+       image: 'sail-8.4/app'
+       command: ["php", "/var/www/html/artisan", "schedule:work"]
+       stop_signal: SIGTERM
+       healthcheck:
+           test: ["CMD", "healthcheck-schedule"]
+           start_period: 10s
+       volumes:
+           - '.:/var/www/html'
+       networks:
+           - sail
+       depends_on:
+           - laravel.test
+           - mysql
+           - redis

+   queue:
+       image: 'sail-8.4/app'
+       command: ["php", "/var/www/html/artisan", "queue:work", "--tries=3"]
+       stop_signal: SIGTERM
+       healthcheck:
+           test: ["CMD", "healthcheck-queue"]
+           start_period: 10s
+       volumes:
+           - '.:/var/www/html'
+       networks:
+           - sail
+       depends_on:
+           - laravel.test
+           - mysql
+           - redis

Extending the Image & Adding PHP Extensions

To add more PHP extensions or customize the image, create your own Dockerfile based on these images.

Example: Adding PHP Extensions

FROM ghcr.io/yieldstudio/php:8.3-nginx

# Install additional PHP extensions
RUN install-php-extensions \
    redis \
    pcntl \
    intl

• The install-php-extensions tool (included via the base image) makes it easy to add most common extensions.
• You can also use docker-php-ext-install or pecl install for custom or less common extensions.

Example: Using docker-php-ext-install

FROM ghcr.io/yieldstudio/php:8.3-nginx

RUN docker-php-ext-install pdo_mysql

Build Your Custom Image

docker build -t my-custom-php:8.3-nginx .

You can now use my-custom-php:8.3-nginx in your projects.

Build & CI

Images are built and published automatically using GitHub Actions for all supported PHP versions and both variants (nginx, unit).
Security scans are performed using Trivy.

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For more information on configuration and customization, refer to the serversideup/docker-php documentation.