Commit 01b41a12 authored by Mahmoud Zalt's avatar Mahmoud Zalt

update the readme file

parent 9135e8aa
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Seriously!!!
### Why Docker not Vagrant!?
[Vagrant](https://www.vagrantup.com) gives you Virtual Machines in minutes while Docker gives you Linux Containers in seconds.
[Vagrant](https://www.vagrantup.com) gives you Virtual Machines in minutes while Docker gives you Virtual Containers in seconds.
Instead of providing a full Virtual Machines, like you get with Vagrant, Docker provides you **lightweight** Virtual Containers, that share the same kernel and allow to safely execute independent processes.
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<a name="Requirements"></a>
## Requirements
- Laravel Installation
- Laravel ([Download](https://laravel.com/docs/master/installation))
- Docker Toolbox ([Download](https://www.docker.com/toolbox))
- Git ([Download](https://git-scm.com/downloads))
- Composer ([Download](https://getcomposer.org/download/))
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4 - Find your Docker IP address.
- If you are on Linux OS: your IP Address is `127.0.0.1` because the containers run directly on your localhost.
- If you are on MAC or Windows OS and using the **docker-machine**: start your docker machine then type `docker-machine ip {VM-Name}` to get your IP Address. *(Default is 192.168.99.100)*
- If you are on MAC or Windows OS and using **boot2docker**: type `boot2docker ip` when boot2docker is up, to get your IP Address.
- If you are on MAC or Windows OS and using the **docker-machine**: start your docker machine then type `docker-machine ip {vm-name-here}`. *(The default IP is 192.168.99.100)*
- If you are on MAC or Windows OS and using **boot2docker**: type `boot2docker ip` when boot2docker is up.
5 - Open your hosts file `/etc/hosts`.
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REDIS_HOST=laravel.dev
```
9 - Finally run the containers to start coding.
If you want to use Redis for Caching and/or for Sessions Management, set `CACHE_DRIVER` and `SESSION_DRIVER` to `redis` instead of the default `file`.
```env
CACHE_DRIVER=redis
SESSION_DRIVER=redis
```
9 - Finally run the containers. Make sure you are in the `docker` folder before running this command.
```bash
docker-compose up -d
```
*"Note: Only the first time you run this command, it will take up to 7 minutes (depend on your connection speed) to download the images to your local machine, Only once in life.*
*"Note: Only the first time you run this command, it will take up to 7 minutes (depend on your connection speed) to download the images to your local machine.*
10 - Open your browser and visit `http://laravel.dev`
> Debugging: if you faced an error, it might be that you forget to provide some permissions for Laravel, so try running the following command on the Laravel rood directory:
> Debugging: in case you faced an error here, it might be that you forget to provide some permissions for Laravel, so try running the following command on the Laravel rood directory:
`sudo chmod -R 777 storage && sudo chmod -R 777 bootstrap/cache`
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## Contributing
All contributions are welcomed.
This little project was built by one man who has a full time job and many responsibilities, so if you like this project and you find that it needs a bug fix or support for new software or upgrade for the current containers, or anything else.. Do not hesitate to contribute, you are more than welcome :)
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