Bringing up the Docker Compose network with`site` instead of just using`up`, ensures that only our site's containers are brought up at the start, instead of all of the command containers as well. The following are built for our web server, with their exposed ports detailed:

-**nginx** -`:8080`

-**nginx** -`:80`

-**mysql** -`:3306`

-**php** -`:9000`

-**mailhog** -`:8025`

Three additional containers are included that handle Composer, NPM, and Artisan commands*without* having to have these platforms installed on your local computer. Use the following command examples from your project root, modifying them to fit your particular use case.

The current version of Laravel (8 as of today) uses MailHog as the default application for testing email sending and general SMTP work during local development. Using the provided Docker Hub image, getting an instance set up and ready is simple and straight-forward. The service is included in the`docker-compose.yml` file, and spins up alongside the webserver and database services.

To see the dashboard and view any emails coming through the system, visit[localhost:8025](http://localhost:8025) after running`docker-compose up -d site`.

dockerfile:nginx.dockerfile

container_name:nginx

ports:

-"8080:80"

-80:80

volumes:

-./src:/var/www/html:delegated

depends_on:

-php

-mysql

-mailhog

networks:

-laravel

restart:unless-stopped

tty:true

ports:

-"3306:3306"

-3306:3306

environment:

MYSQL_DATABASE:homestead

MYSQL_USER:homestead

volumes:

-./src:/var/www/html:delegated

ports:

-"9000:9000"

-9000:9000

networks:

-laravel

entrypoint:['php', '/var/www/html/artisan']

networks:

-laravel

mailhog:

image:mailhog/mailhog:latest

container_name:mailhog

ports:

-1025:1025

-8025:8025

networks:

-laravel