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Setting Up a High-Performance LEMP Stack with Nginx Using Docker Containers

Solvytech

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Jan 25, 2025

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his guide demonstrates how to set up and deploy a fully functional LEMP stack (Linux, Nginx, MySQL/MariaDB, PHP) using Docker containers. Docker provides portability, making deployment faster with isolated environments.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure the following:

1. Docker and Docker Compose are installed on your system.
2. A basic understanding of Docker and containerized applications.
3. Your system is updated:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

1. Prepare the Docker Compose File

We’ll use Docker Compose to orchestrate the LEMP stack components: Nginx, PHP-FPM, and MariaDB.

Steps:

1. Create the project directory:

mkdir lemp-docker && cd lemp-docker

1. Create a docker-compose.yml file:

nano docker-compose.yml

1. Add the following content:

version: "3.8"

services:
  nginx:
    image: nginx:latest
    container_name: nginx_server
    ports:
      - "80:80"
    volumes:
      - ./nginx/nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf
      …