Running WordPress Containerized in Docker
0#WordPress #Docker #InstallGuide
Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0808.html
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What is WordPress?
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WordPress is open source software you can use to create a beautiful website, blog, or app. - https://wordpress.org/
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Installing Docker
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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 - $USER
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Running the WordPress Container
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01. Now that Docker is installed, run the following commands to setup the WordPress Docker container and run it
# create working directories
mkdir ~/docker/wordpress -p && mkdir ~/docker/mariadb -p
# set ownership on the working directories
sudo chown "$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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