Deploying a Laravel Application on DigitalOcean Using Docker (Step-by-Step Guide)

# Deploying a Laravel Application on DigitalOcean Using Docker (Step-by-Step Guide) This guide covers a full Laravel deployment flow on an Ubuntu droplet with Docker Compose. ## Stack Overview Nginx routes requests to PHP-FPM for Laravel, with MySQL as a separate service, each in isolated containers. ## Server Bootstrap Install Docker and Docker Compose, clone the repository, and prepare the deployment directory under /var/www. ## Docker Configuration Define a PHP image with required extensions, configure nginx virtual host, and create a compose file for app, nginx, and db services. ## Production Setup Configure .env for production, build and run containers, execute key artisan commands, and open firewall ports 80 and 443. ## Updating the App Use git pull followed by compose rebuild and restart for repeatable updates.