Docker Usage

First need to create custom network if not already not created:

$ docker network create nginx-proxy

Then need to run nginx-proxy to point local domains to webserver container (One Time Only)

$ docker run -d -p 80:80 --name=nginx-proxy --net nginx-proxy -v /var/run/docker.sock:/tmp/docker.sock:ro jwilder/nginx-proxy:alpine

Set these keys in .env (overwrite values as your wish)

DOCKER_CONTAINER_PREFIX=laravel_docker
DOCKER_NGINX_PORT=8050
DOCKER_DB_PORT=3308
DOCKER_PMA_PORT=8051
VIRTUAL_HOST=laravel-docker.local

Change values as given below

DB_HOST=${DOCKER_CONTAINER_PREFIX}_db
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=root

Copy docker-compose.yml.bak to docker-compose.yml (uncomment phpmyadmin service if you want)

$ cp docker-compose.yml.bak docker-compose.yml

Start Container

$ docker-compose up -d 

Incase you haven't run migration, generate key, composer install.
Please run commands below:

$ docker-compose exec app composer install 
$ docker-compose exec app php artisan key:generate 
$ docker-compose exec app php migrate --seed 

To access your app shell (composer,npm,file permissions, etc)

$ docker-compose exec app bash

To access mysql shell

$ docker-compose exec db bash
$ mysql -u root -p

Voilà!!!
You can now visit URL(VIRTUAL_HOST) specified in .env and start hacking...

Note: Please do not mess configuration unless you know what you're doing

Stop and remove Container

$ docker-compose down 

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Optional Commands

See running containers

$ docker ps

See IP of container

$ docker inspect -f '{{range .NetworkSettings.Networks}}{{.IPAddress}}{{end}}' <container_name>