Running WordPress Containerized in Docker

#WordPress #Docker #InstallGuide

Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0808.html

What is WordPress?

WordPress is open source software you can use to create a beautiful website, blog, or app. - https://wordpress.org/

Installing Docker

   01. Log into the Linux based device    02. Run the following commands in the terminal          # install prerequisites          sudo apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common gnupg-agent -y          # add docker gpg key          curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release)/gpg | sudo apt-key add -          # add docker software repository          sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture)] https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release) $(lsb_release -cs) stable"          # install docker          sudo apt install docker-ce docker-compose containerd.io -y          # enable and start docker service          sudo systemctl enable docker && sudo systemctl start docker          # add the current user to the docker group          sudo usermod -aG docker $USER          # reauthenticate for the new group membership to take effect          su - $USER

Running the WordPress Container

   01. Now that Docker is installed, run the following commands to setup the WordPress Docker container and run it          # create working directories          mkdir ~/docker/wordpress -p && mkdir ~/docker/mariadb -p          # set ownership on the working directories          sudo chown "$USER":"$USER" ~/docker -R          # create containers network          docker network create containers          # run the mariadb docker container          docker run -d --name mariadb -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=r00tp@$$ -e MYSQL_USER=wordpress_rw -e MYSQL_PASSWORD='W0rdPr3ss!!' -e MYSQL_DATABASE=wordpress -v ~/docker/mariadb:/var/lib/mysql --network containers --restart unless-stopped mariadb          # run the wordpress docker container          docker run -d --name=wordpress -p 8880:80 -e WORDPRESS_DB_HOST=mariadb -e WORDPRESS_DB_USER=wordpress_rw -e WORDPRESS_DB_PASSWORD='W0rdPr3ss!!' -e WORDPRESS_DB_NAME=wordpress -v ~/docker/wordpress:/var/www/html --network containers --restart unless-stopped wordpress    02. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:8880    03. The WordPress setup screen should be displayed    04. Select a language ≫ Click Continue    05. Create a site title and WordPress login ≫ Click Install WordPress    06. When the installation completes, login with the WordPress credentials created in the previous step    07. Welcome to WordPress running as a Docker container   Documentation:  https://hub.docker.com/_/wordpress  

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