Setting up Nginx and PHP-fpm in Laravel Sail

But Laravel Sail is meant for development right? Why bother with Nginx? Yeah I know I know, but sometimes there is always a need to use a proper web server. Whether you are trying to set up SSL to test HTTPS connections, transitioning from the development environment to production, or a need to test concurrent requests in your app.

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TLDR;

1. Copy and paste the files in this repo to your project.
2. Edit nginx/sites/laravel.conf
3. Copy the values in .env.example to the actual .env file.
4. Edit your machine’s host file if needed to add a custom domain.
5. Run docker-compose up -d and enjoy!

Note: this tutorial assumes familiarity with Docker.

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