WordPress SQLite FrankenPHP, Caddy Docker Environment

A Docker-based development environment built on top of FrankenPHP, configured to run WordPress with SQLite support, and served using Caddy.

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Getting Started

Follow these steps to spin up the development environment locally.

1. Copy Environment Variables

Create your .env file from the provided template:

cat env-test.txt > .env

2. Start the Docker Environment

Run the following command to build and start the container in detached mode:

docker compose up -d

3. Access the Application

Once the container is running, open your browser and navigate to:

https://localhost/

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Managing WordPress Plugins

WordPress plugins are managed via wp-packages.org a composer based package manager. You should add required plugins to the ./build-dependancies/composer.json file.

Local plugin archives can be placed in ./build-dependancies/plugins and will be installed into ./public/wp-content/plugins during the build process.

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Local Dependencies

Local development dependency configuration files are located in the ./local folder.

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HTTPS

HTTPS is enabled via Caddy, so your browser may prompt a security warning on first access.