The purpose of this repo is to provide a containerised version of WooCommerce for quick and easy local development and testing.
This container is not configured for use in a production environment and should never be deployed as a live site.
- Install Docker Desktop from the Managed Software Centre
- Clone the repository to your local machine
- Alternatively, create a new directory and download the docker-compose.yml into it
- Make sure Docker Desktop is running
- Navigate to the directory containing docker-compose.yml within your Terminal
- If you need a quick review on navigating file systems with Terminal, try this guide
- Run the command
docker compose up -d - Once your Terminal has finished the job (look for check marks), return to Docker Desktop and look at Containers
- You should have a new Container listed with a green icon
- If the container is running, your new Wordpress store should be available at localhost:80
Below image demonstrates what Docker may look like when the containers are running successfully.
- If you don't need the environment any more, you can safely stop the container (click the Stop button on the parent).
- This effectively shuts down the 'server'. NOTE: Data in the database attached to the Wordpress site will persist unless manually removed, or the database volume is deleted.
