docker-laravel

A runtime environment for Laravel applications — not Laravel itself.

This image provides everything a Laravel app needs to run: PHP-FPM, Nginx, Composer, Node.js, and a curated set of PHP extensions and system tools. Mount your Laravel project at /var/www/html and you're ready to go.

Built for PHP 7.4 through 8.5, covering Laravel 9 – 13.

Available Tags

By PHP version

Tag	PHP	Suitable for Laravel
blaxsoftware/laravel:php7.4	7.4	Legacy (< 9)
blaxsoftware/laravel:php8.0	8.0	9
blaxsoftware/laravel:php8.1	8.1	9, 10
blaxsoftware/laravel:php8.2	8.2	9, 10, 11, 12
blaxsoftware/laravel:php8.3	8.3	10, 11, 12, 13
blaxsoftware/laravel:php8.4	8.4	11, 12, 13
blaxsoftware/laravel:php8.5	8.5	12, 13
blaxsoftware/laravel:latest	8.4	(alias for php8.4)

By Laravel version (recommended PHP)

Tag	Points to
blaxsoftware/laravel:laravel9	php8.1
blaxsoftware/laravel:laravel10	php8.3
blaxsoftware/laravel:laravel11	php8.4
blaxsoftware/laravel:laravel12	php8.5
blaxsoftware/laravel:laravel13	php8.5

Combo tags (specific PHP + Laravel)

blaxsoftware/laravel:laravel9-php8.0
blaxsoftware/laravel:laravel9-php8.1
blaxsoftware/laravel:laravel9-php8.2
blaxsoftware/laravel:laravel10-php8.1
blaxsoftware/laravel:laravel10-php8.2
blaxsoftware/laravel:laravel10-php8.3
blaxsoftware/laravel:laravel11-php8.2
blaxsoftware/laravel:laravel11-php8.3
blaxsoftware/laravel:laravel11-php8.4
blaxsoftware/laravel:laravel12-php8.2
blaxsoftware/laravel:laravel12-php8.3
blaxsoftware/laravel:laravel12-php8.4
blaxsoftware/laravel:laravel12-php8.5
blaxsoftware/laravel:laravel13-php8.3
blaxsoftware/laravel:laravel13-php8.4
blaxsoftware/laravel:laravel13-php8.5

Quick Start

# Build a single version
docker build --build-arg PHP_VERSION=8.4 -t docker-laravel:php8.4 .

# Build all versions
./scripts/build.sh

# Build only specific PHP versions
./scripts/build.sh 8.4 8.5

# Build all versions with buildx bake
docker buildx bake

# Build only actively-supported PHP versions
docker buildx bake active

plug-n-pray 🙏

Generate a full Docker Compose boilerplate for any Laravel project:

# From your Laravel project root — one-liner:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/blax-software/docker-laravel/main/scripts/plug-n-pray.sh | bash

# With options:
./plug-n-pray.sh --php=8.4 --name=my-app --host=my-app.localhost --horizon

# Or via artisan (requires blax-software/laravel-workkit):
php artisan workkit:plug-n-pray
php artisan workkit:plug-n-pray --php=8.5 --horizon --no-mysql

See docs/examples.md for full usage examples.

Usage in docker-compose.yml

services:
  app:
    image: docker-laravel:php8.4
    volumes:
      - ./:/var/www/html
    ports:
      - "80:80"
    environment:
      ENABLE_QUEUE: "true"
      ENABLE_SCHEDULER: "true"
      ENABLE_HORIZON: "false"
      ENABLE_LARAVEL_PERMS: "1"

Build Args

Arg	Default	Description
PHP_VERSION	8.4	PHP version (7.4, 8.0 – 8.5)
NODE_MAJOR	22	Node.js major version

Runtime Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
ENABLE_QUEUE	false	Start artisan queue:work via supervisor
ENABLE_SCHEDULER	false	Start artisan schedule:work via supervisor
ENABLE_HORIZON	false	Start artisan horizon via supervisor
ENABLE_LARAVEL_PERMS	0	Fix storage/ and bootstrap/cache/ permissions on boot

What's Included

• PHP-FPM with extensions: pdo_mysql, pdo_pgsql, mysqli, mbstring, exif, pcntl, bcmath, gd (freetype + jpeg + webp), sockets, zip, xml, soap, intl, opcache
• PECL: redis, ev, igbinary, imagick (graceful fallback if unavailable for a PHP version)
• OPcache with JIT auto-enabled on PHP 8.0+
• Nginx with headers-more module, optimized for Laravel
• Composer (latest)
• Node.js + npm
• Image optimizers: optipng, pngquant, gifsicle, webp, avif, svgo
• ffmpeg, ghostscript, MySQL client

Architecture

start-container (entrypoint)
  └─ supervisord
       ├─ php-fpm          (always)
       ├─ nginx            (always)
       ├─ queue.conf       (if ENABLE_QUEUE=true)
       ├─ scheduler.conf   (if ENABLE_SCHEDULER=true)
       └─ horizon.conf     (if ENABLE_HORIZON=true)

Optional supervisor configs are generated at runtime in /etc/supervisor/laravel.d/.

Customizing Supervisor Programs

Every supervisor program lives in its own .conf file across three include directories:

Directory	Purpose	How to customize
/etc/supervisor/conf.d/	Core services (php-fpm, nginx)	Mount a replacement file to override
/etc/supervisor/laravel.d/	Queue, scheduler, horizon (auto-generated from ENABLE_* env vars)	Use env vars, or disable them and mount your own
/etc/supervisor/custom.d/	Empty — for your own programs	Mount a directory or individual files

Examples:

services:
  app:
    image: blaxsoftware/laravel:php8.4
    volumes:
      - ./:/var/www/html
      # Override php-fpm config (e.g. change pool settings)
      - ./docker/php-fpm.conf:/etc/supervisor/conf.d/php-fpm.conf
      # Add custom programs (e.g. reverb, octane, custom workers)
      - ./docker/supervisor/:/etc/supervisor/custom.d/
    environment:
      ENABLE_QUEUE: "true"

To disable a core service (e.g. nginx), mount an override with autostart=false:

; my-nginx-override.conf
[program:nginx]
command=/usr/sbin/nginx -g "daemon off;"
autostart=false