Inception — Dockerized Web Stack

A containerized web stack with NGINX, WordPress (PHP-FPM), and MariaDB orchestrated via Docker Compose. It focuses on HTTPS-only access, service isolation, secrets management, and persistent storage.

Stack

• NGINX (reverse proxy + TLS)
• WordPress (application)
• MariaDB (database)
• Docker Compose (orchestration)

Architecture

Flow: Client -> NGINX (HTTPS) -> WordPress -> MariaDB

Run

Prerequisites

• Docker
• Docker Compose
• Make

Start

make

Or:

docker compose -f srcs/docker-compose.yml --env-file srcs/.env up --build

Expected result

1. Add host mapping in /etc/hosts (example: 127.0.0.1 anikitin.42.fr).
2. Open https://anikitin.42.fr.
3. Accept the self-signed certificate warning if prompted.
4. The WordPress page should load.

Useful commands

make         # build and start
make down    # stop containers
make logs    # stream logs
make clean   # remove containers/network/volumes
make fclean  # full cleanup (including images and host data)

Highlights

• HTTPS-only entry point (port 443)
• Credentials handled with Docker secrets
• Named volumes for WordPress and MariaDB persistence
• Isolated internal Docker network for inter-service communication