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Deploy WordPress with Docker Compose on Linux (Nginx + MySQL Stack)

<p>Deploy <strong>WordPress with Docker Compose</strong> on Linux — Nginx, PHP, MySQL, and persistent volumes in one stack file.</p>
<h2>Prerequisites</h2>
<ul>
<li>Docker and Docker Compose installed</li>
<li>Linux server with 2GB+ RAM</li>
<li>Domain pointed to server (optional for SSL)</li>
</ul>
<h2>Step 1: Create project directory</h2>
<pre><code>mkdir -p ~/wordpress-docker && cd ~/wordpress-docker</code></pre>
<h2>Step 2: docker-compose.yml</h2>
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<pre style="margin:0;padding:1.25rem;color:#e6edf3;font-family:Consolas,monospace;font-size:13px;line-height:1.55;"><code>services:
  db:
    image: mysql:8.0
    volumes:
      - db_data:/var/lib/mysql
    environment:
      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: changeme
      MYSQL_DATABASE: wordpress
      MYSQL_USER: wpuser
      MYSQL_PASSWORD: changeme
    restart: always

wordpress:
    depends_on:
      - db
    image: wordpress:latest
    ports:
      - "8080:80"
    volumes:
      - wp_data:/var/www/html
    environment:
      WORDPRESS_DB_HOST: db
      WORDPRESS_DB_USER: wpuser
      WORDPRESS_DB_PASSWORD: changeme
      WORDPRESS_DB_NAME: wordpress
    restart: always

volumes:
  db_data:
  wp_data:</code></pre>
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<h2>Step 3: Start the stack</h2>
<pre><code>docker compose up -d
docker compose ps</code></pre>
<p>Open <code>http://your-server-ip:8080</code> to complete WordPress setup.</p>
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<h2>Step 4: Useful commands</h2>
<pre><code>docker compose logs -f wordpress
docker compose down
docker compose pull && docker compose up -d</code></pre>
<h2>Related tutorials</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://blog.gnomeitsolutions.com/install-docker-almalinux-ubuntu/">Install Docker on AlmaLinux & Ubuntu</a></li>
<li><a href="https://blog.gnomeitsolutions.com/wordpress-backup-shell-script-linux/">WordPress Backup Shell Script</a></li>
<li><a href="https://blog.gnomeitsolutions.com/docker-cleanup-shell-script-linux/">Docker Cleanup Shell Script</a></li>
</ul>
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