Getting Started

1. Create a folder and move to it

   mkdir zoomla && cd zoomla
   
2. Create a docker-compose.yml file and add the following content:
   docker-compose.yml

   services:
     joomla:
       image: joomla:5.1-php8.2-apache
       restart: always
       ports:
         - 8080:80
       environment:
         - JOOMLA_DB_HOST=joomladb
         - JOOMLA_DB_PASSWORD=password
       depends_on:
         joomladb:
           condition: service_healthy
       volumes:
         - site_joomla:/var/www/html
   
     joomladb:
       image: mysql:8.0.13
       restart: always
       environment:
         - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=password
       healthcheck:
         test: ["CMD", "mysqladmin" ,"ping", "-h", "localhost"]
         timeout: 20s
         retries: 10
       volumes:
         - db_data:/var/lib/mysql
   volumes:
     db_data:
     site_joomla:
   
3. Start the service using docker compose.

   docker compose up -d
   
4. Go to http://localhost:8080 to access Joomla.

Install Joomla

1. Choose your site name
   
   • Enter the name of you Joomla site: My Site (or any other value)
2. Set up administrator account
   
   • Enter the real name of your Super User: admin (or any other value)
   • Set the username for your Super User account: admin (or any other value)
   • Set the password for your Super User account: inputpassword (or any other value)
   • Enter the email address of the website Super User: [email protected] (or any other value)
3. Configure database connection
   
   • Select the database type: MySQLi (must be this value)
   • Enter the host name, usually "localhost" or a name provided by your host: joomladb (must be this value)
   • Enter the database username you created or a username provided by your host: root (must be this value)
   • Enter the database password you created or a password provided by your host: password (must be this value)
   • Enter the database name: joomla_db (must be this value)
   • Enter a table prefix or use the randomly generated one: (automatically generated)
   • Connection Encryption: Default (server controlled)
4. Complete the installation
   
5. Access your Joomla site
   • Your site: http://localhost:8080
   • Joomla Admin: http://localhost:8080/administrator