I see a blank (white) page instead of the Laravel 'Welcome' page

Run "sudo chmod -R 777 storage bootstrap/cache" from the Laravel root directory.

I see "Welcome to nginx" instead of the Laravel App

Use http://127.0.0.1 instead of http://localhost in your browser.

I see an error containing "address already in use" or "port is already allocated"

Make sure the ports for the services you are running (22, 80, 443, 3306, etc.) are not already used by other programs on the host, such as a built-in apache/httpd service or other development tools.

I get MySQL connection refused

Set DB_HOST in your .env to the MySQL container name (the Laradock docker-compose file uses "mysql"), or to the IP of your Laravel container.

Does Laradock work with frameworks other than Laravel?

Yes. Laradock works with any PHP project, including Laravel, Symfony, WordPress, or plain PHP, and behaves the same on Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Yes. Laradock is free and open-source under the MIT license, including all 100+ pre-configured services.

Is Laradock still maintained?

Yes. Laradock has been actively maintained since 2015, has 12k+ GitHub stars, and is used by thousands of developers.

Who created Laradock?

Laradock was created in 2015 by Mahmoud Zalt (https://zalt.me), who still maintains it today.

What is the difference between Laradock and Laravel Sail?

Laravel Sail is Laravel's official minimal Docker environment and works only with Laravel. Laradock is framework-agnostic and ships 100+ pre-configured services with full control over every Dockerfile. Side-by-side comparison: https://laradock.io/docs/laradock-vs-laravel-sail

What are the alternatives to Laradock?

Popular alternatives include DDEV, Laravel Sail, Laravel Herd, Lando, Homestead, XAMPP/MAMP, Dev Containers, and writing your own Docker Compose. The docs compare each honestly: https://laradock.io/docs/laradock-alternatives

Supported PHP Projects

Name: Laradock
Author: Mahmoud Zalt

Laradock is not tied to one framework. It's a Docker environment for PHP itself, so anything that runs on PHP-FPM and a web server runs on Laradock: a modern framework, a legacy CMS, or a hand-rolled app with no framework at all.

One environment, every project

The setup is the same no matter what you're building. You point Laradock at your code (APP_CODE_PATH_HOST), start the services your project needs (nginx or apache, MySQL or Postgres, Redis, and so on), and open the site. The per-project guides below only differ in the small details: the document root, which database driver to enable, and any framework-specific commands.

That means the skills transfer. Learn Laradock once for a Laravel app and you already know how to run a WordPress site or a Symfony API next to it, on the same machine, without reinstalling anything.

Don't see your project?

If it's PHP, it works, even if there's no dedicated guide yet. Start from the Getting Started guide, set your document root, and enable a database. The framework and CMS guides below are shortcuts, not requirements.

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