# Bitnami Secure Image for Laravel ## What is Laravel? > Laravel is an open source PHP framework for web application development. [Overview of Laravel](https://laravel.com/) Trademarks: This software listing is packaged by Bitnami. The respective trademarks mentioned in the offering are owned by the respective companies, and use of them does not imply any affiliation or endorsement. ## TL;DR ### Local workspace ```console mkdir ~/myapp && cd ~/myapp docker run --name laravel -v ${PWD}/my-project:/app bitnami/laravel:latest ``` ## Why use Bitnami Secure Images? Those are hardened, minimal CVE images built and maintained by Bitnami. Bitnami Secure Images are based on the cloud-optimized, security-hardened enterprise [OS Photon Linux](https://vmware.github.io/photon/). Why choose BSI images? - Hardened secure images of popular open source software with Near-Zero Vulnerabilities - Vulnerability Triage & Prioritization with VEX Statements, KEV and EPSS Scores - Compliance focus with FIPS, STIG, and air-gap options, including secure bill of materials (SBOM) - Software supply chain provenance attestation through in-toto - First class support for the internet’s favorite Helm charts Each image comes with valuable security metadata. You can view the metadata in [our public catalog here](https://app-catalog.vmware.com/bitnami/apps). Note: Some data is only available with [commercial subscriptions to BSI](https://bitnami.com/). ![Alt text](https://github.com/bitnami/containers/blob/main/BSI%20UI%201.png?raw=true "Application details") ![Alt text](https://github.com/bitnami/containers/blob/main/BSI%20UI%202.png?raw=true "Packaging report") If you are looking for our previous generation of images based on Debian Linux, please see the [Bitnami Legacy registry](https://hub.docker.com/u/bitnamilegacy). ## Supported tags and respective `Dockerfile` links Learn more about the Bitnami tagging policy and the difference between rolling tags and immutable tags [in our documentation page](https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-tanzu/application-catalog/tanzu-application-catalog/services/tac-doc/apps-tutorials-understand-rolling-tags-containers-index.html). You can see the equivalence between the different tags by taking a look at the `tags-info.yaml` file present in the branch folder, i.e `bitnami/ASSET/BRANCH/DISTRO/tags-info.yaml`. Subscribe to project updates by watching the [bitnami/containers GitHub repo](https://github.com/bitnami/containers). ## Introduction [Laravel](https://laravel.com/) is a web application framework for [PHP](https://php.net), released as free and open-source software under the [MIT License](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT). The Bitnami Laravel Development Container has been carefully engineered to provide you and your team with a highly reproducible Laravel development environment. We hope you find the Bitnami Laravel Development Container useful in your quest for world domination. Happy hacking! [Learn more about Bitnami Development Containers.](https://docs.bitnami.com/containers/how-to/use-bitnami-development-containers/) ## Getting started Laravel requires access to a MySQL or MariaDB database to store information. We'll use the [Bitnami Docker Image for MariaDB](https://github.com/bitnami/containers/tree/main/bitnami/mariadb) for the database requirements. ### Step 1: Create a network ```console docker network create laravel-network ``` ### Step 2: Create a volume for MariaDB persistence and create a MariaDB container ```console $ docker volume create --name mariadb_data docker run -d --name mariadb \ --env ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=yes \ --env MARIADB_USER=bn_myapp \ --env MARIADB_DATABASE=bitnami_myapp \ --network laravel-network \ --volume mariadb_data:/bitnami/mariadb \ bitnami/mariadb:latest ``` ### Step 3: Launch the container using the local current directory as volume ```console $ docker run -d --name laravel \ -p 8000:8000 \ --env DB_HOST=mariadb \ --env DB_PORT=3306 \ --env DB_USERNAME=bn_myapp \ --env DB_DATABASE=bitnami_myapp \ --network laravel-network \ --volume ${PWD}/my-project:/app \ bitnami/laravel:latest ``` Among other things, the above command creates a container service, named `myapp`, for Laravel development and bootstraps a new Laravel application in the application directory. You can use your favorite IDE for developing the application. > **Note** > > If the application directory contained the source code of an existing Laravel application, the Bitnami Laravel Development Container would load the existing application instead of bootstrapping a new one. After the application server has been launched in the `myapp` service, visit `http://localhost:8000` in your favorite web browser and you'll be greeted by the default Laravel welcome page. **Warning**: This quick setup is only intended for development environments. You are encouraged to change the insecure default credentials and check out the available configuration options for the [MariaDB container](https://github.com/bitnami/containers/blob/main/bitnami/mariadb#readme) for a more secure deployment. ## Environment variables ### Customizable environment variables | Name | Description | Default Value | |--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|-----------------| | `LARAVEL_PORT_NUMBER` | Laravel server port. | `8000` | | `LARAVEL_SKIP_COMPOSER_UPDATE` | Skip command to execute Composer dependencies. | `no` | | `LARAVEL_SKIP_DATABASE` | Skip database configuration. | `no` | | `LARAVEL_DATABASE_TYPE` | Database server type. | `mysql` | | `LARAVEL_DATABASE_HOST` | Database server host. | `mariadb` | | `LARAVEL_DATABASE_PORT_NUMBER` | Database server port. | `3306` | | `LARAVEL_DATABASE_NAME` | Database name. | `bitnami_myapp` | | `LARAVEL_DATABASE_USER` | Database user name. | `bn_myapp` | | `LARAVEL_DATABASE_PASSWORD` | Database user password. | `nil` | ### Read-only environment variables | Name | Description | Value | |--------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| | `LARAVEL_BASE_DIR` | Laravel installation directory. | `${BITNAMI_ROOT_DIR}/laravel` | ## Executing commands Commands can be launched inside the `myapp` Laravel Development Container with `docker` using the [exec](https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/exec/) command. The general structure of the `exec` command is: ```console docker exec ``` where `` is the command you want to launch inside the container. ## Configuration ### FIPS configuration in Bitnami Secure Images The Bitnami Laravel Docker image from the [Bitnami Secure Images](https://go-vmware.broadcom.com/contact-us) catalog includes extra features and settings to configure the container with FIPS capabilities. You can configure the next environment variables: - `OPENSSL_FIPS`: whether OpenSSL runs in FIPS mode or not. `yes` (default), `no`. ## Notable Changes ### Starting January 16, 2024 - The `docker-compose.yaml` file has been removed, as it was solely intended for internal testing purposes. ## Contributing We'd love for you to contribute to this container. You can request new features by creating an [issue](https://github.com/bitnami/containers/issues/new) or submitting a [pull request](https://github.com/bitnami/containers/pulls) with your contribution. ## Special Thanks We want to thank the following individuals for reporting vulnerabilities responsibly and helping improve the security of this container. - [LEI WANG](https://github.com/ssst0n3): APP_KEY fixed into the docker image ## Issues If you encountered a problem running this container, you can file an [issue](https://github.com/bitnami/containers/issues/new). Be sure to include the following information in your issue: - Host OS and version - Docker version (`docker version`) - Output of `docker info` - Version of this container - The command you used to run the container, and any relevant output you saw (masking any sensitive information) ## License Copyright © 2025 Broadcom. The term "Broadcom" refers to Broadcom Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. 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