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# Laravel Sail
* Introduction
* Installation and Setup
* Installing Sail Into Existing Applications
* Rebuilding Sail Images
* Configuring A Shell Alias
* Starting and Stopping Sail
* Executing Commands
* Executing PHP Commands
* Executing Composer Commands
* Executing Artisan Commands
* Executing Node / NPM Commands
* Interacting With Databases
* MySQL
* MongoDB
* Redis
* Valkey
* Meilisearch
* Typesense
* File Storage
* Running Tests
* Laravel Dusk
* Previewing Emails
* Container CLI
* PHP Versions
* Node Versions
* Sharing Your Site
* Debugging With Xdebug
* Xdebug CLI Usage
* Xdebug Browser Usage
* Customization
## Introduction
[Laravel Sail](https://github.com/laravel/sail) is a light-weight command-line
interface for interacting with Laravel's default Docker development
environment. Sail provides a great starting point for building a Laravel
application using PHP, MySQL, and Redis without requiring prior Docker
experience.
At its heart, Sail is the `docker-compose.yml` file and the `sail` script that
is stored at the root of your project. The `sail` script provides a CLI with
convenient methods for interacting with the Docker containers defined by the
`docker-compose.yml` file.
Laravel Sail is supported on macOS, Linux, and Windows (via
[WSL2](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/about)).
## Installation and Setup
Laravel Sail is automatically installed with all new Laravel applications so
you may start using it immediately.
### Installing Sail Into Existing Applications
If you are interested in using Sail with an existing Laravel application, you
may simply install Sail using the Composer package manager. Of course, these
steps assume that your existing local development environment allows you to
install Composer dependencies:
1composer require laravel/sail --dev
composer require laravel/sail --dev
After Sail has been installed, you may run the `sail:install` Artisan command.
This command will publish Sail's `docker-compose.yml` file to the root of your
application and modify your `.env` file with the required environment
variables in order to connect to the Docker services:
1php artisan sail:install
php artisan sail:install
Finally, you may start Sail. To continue learning how to use Sail, please
continue reading the remainder of this documentation:
1./vendor/bin/sail up
./vendor/bin/sail up
If you are using Docker Desktop for Linux, you should use the `default` Docker
context by executing the following command: `docker context use default`.
#### Adding Additional Services
If you would like to add an additional service to your existing Sail
installation, you may run the `sail:add` Artisan command:
1php artisan sail:add
php artisan sail:add
#### Using Devcontainers
If you would like to develop within a
[Devcontainer](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/containers), you may
provide the `--devcontainer` option to the `sail:install` command. The
`--devcontainer` option will instruct the `sail:install` command to publish a
default `.devcontainer/devcontainer.json ` file to the root of your
application:
1php artisan sail:install --devcontainer
php artisan sail:install --devcontainer
### Rebuilding Sail Images
Sometimes you may want to completely rebuild your Sail images to ensure all of
the image's packages and software are up to date. You may accomplish this
using the `build` command:
1docker compose down -v
2 
3sail build --no-cache
4 
5sail up
docker compose down -v
sail build --no-cache
sail up
### Configuring A Shell Alias
By default, Sail commands are invoked using the `vendor/bin/sail` script that
is included with all new Laravel applications:
1./vendor/bin/sail up
./vendor/bin/sail up
However, instead of repeatedly typing `vendor/bin/sail` to execute Sail
commands, you may wish to configure a shell alias that allows you to execute
Sail's commands more easily:
1alias sail='sh $([ -f sail ] && echo sail || echo vendor/bin/sail)'
alias sail='sh $([ -f sail ] && echo sail || echo vendor/bin/sail)'
To make sure this is always available, you may add this to your shell
configuration file in your home directory, such as `~/.zshrc` or `~/.bashrc`,
and then restart your shell.
Once the shell alias has been configured, you may execute Sail commands by
simply typing `sail`. The remainder of this documentation's examples will
assume that you have configured this alias:
1sail up
sail up
## Starting and Stopping Sail
Laravel Sail's `docker-compose.yml` file defines a variety of Docker
containers that work together to help you build Laravel applications. Each of
these containers is an entry within the `services` configuration of your
`docker-compose.yml` file. The `laravel.test` container is the primary
application container that will be serving your application.
Before starting Sail, you should ensure that no other web servers or databases
are running on your local computer. To start all of the Docker containers
defined in your application's `docker-compose.yml` file, you should execute
the `up` command:
1sail up
sail up
To start all of the Docker containers in the background, you may start Sail in
"detached" mode:
1sail up -d
sail up -d
Once the application's containers have been started, you may access the
project in your web browser at: <http://localhost>.
To stop all of the containers, you may simply press Control + C to stop the
container's execution. Or, if the containers are running in the background,
you may use the `stop` command:
1sail stop
sail stop
## Executing Commands
When using Laravel Sail, your application is executing within a Docker
container and is isolated from your local computer. However, Sail provides a
convenient way to run various commands against your application such as
arbitrary PHP commands, Artisan commands, Composer commands, and Node / NPM
commands.
**When reading the Laravel documentation, you will often see references to
Composer, Artisan, and Node / NPM commands that do not reference Sail.** Those
examples assume that these tools are installed on your local computer. If you
are using Sail for your local Laravel development environment, you should
execute those commands using Sail:
1# Running Artisan commands locally...
2php artisan queue:work
3 
4# Running Artisan commands within Laravel Sail...
5sail artisan queue:work
# Running Artisan commands locally...
php artisan queue:work
# Running Artisan commands within Laravel Sail...
sail artisan queue:work
### Executing PHP Commands
PHP commands may be executed using the `php` command. Of course, these
commands will execute using the PHP version that is configured for your
application. To learn more about the PHP versions available to Laravel Sail,
consult the PHP version documentation:
1sail php --version
2 
3sail php script.php
sail php --version
sail php script.php
### Executing Composer Commands
Composer commands may be executed using the `composer` command. Laravel Sail's
application container includes a Composer installation:
1sail composer require laravel/sanctum
sail composer require laravel/sanctum
### Executing Artisan Commands
Laravel Artisan commands may be executed using the `artisan` command:
1sail artisan queue:work
sail artisan queue:work
### Executing Node / NPM Commands
Node commands may be executed using the `node` command while NPM commands may
be executed using the `npm` command:
1sail node --version
2 
3sail npm run dev
sail node --version
sail npm run dev
If you wish, you may use Yarn instead of NPM:
1sail yarn
sail yarn
## Interacting With Databases
### MySQL
As you may have noticed, your application's `docker-compose.yml` file contains
an entry for a MySQL container. This container uses a [Docker
volume](https://docs.docker.com/storage/volumes/) so that the data stored in
your database is persisted even when stopping and restarting your containers.
In addition, the first time the MySQL container starts, it will create two
databases for you. The first database is named using the value of your
`DB_DATABASE` environment variable and is for your local development. The
second is a dedicated testing database named `testing` and will ensure that
your tests do not interfere with your development data.
Once you have started your containers, you may connect to the MySQL instance
within your application by setting your `DB_HOST` environment variable within
your application's `.env` file to `mysql`.
To connect to your application's MySQL database from your local machine, you
may use a graphical database management application such as
[TablePlus](https://tableplus.com). By default, the MySQL database is
accessible at `localhost` port 3306 and the access credentials correspond to
the values of your `DB_USERNAME` and `DB_PASSWORD` environment variables. Or,
you may connect as the `root` user, which also utilizes the value of your
`DB_PASSWORD` environment variable as its password.
### MongoDB
If you chose to install the [MongoDB](https://www.mongodb.com/) service when
installing Sail, your application's `docker-compose.yml` file contains an
entry for a [MongoDB Atlas
Local](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/cli/current/atlas-cli-local-cloud/)
container which provides the MongoDB document database with Atlas features
like [Search Indexes](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/atlas-search/). This
container uses a [Docker volume](https://docs.docker.com/storage/volumes/) so
that the data stored in your database is persisted even when stopping and
restarting your containers.
Once you have started your containers, you may connect to the MongoDB instance
within your application by setting your `MONGODB_URI` environment variable
within your application's `.env` file to `mongodb://mongodb:27017`.
Authentication is disabled by default, but you can set the `MONGODB_USERNAME`
and `MONGODB_PASSWORD` environment variables to enable authentication before
starting the `mongodb` container. Then, add the credentials to the connection
string:
1MONGODB_USERNAME=user
2MONGODB_PASSWORD=laravel
3MONGODB_URI=mongodb://${MONGODB_USERNAME}:${MONGODB_PASSWORD}@mongodb:27017
MONGODB_USERNAME=user
MONGODB_PASSWORD=laravel
MONGODB_URI=mongodb://${MONGODB_USERNAME}:${MONGODB_PASSWORD}@mongodb:27017
For seamless integration of MongoDB with your application, you can install the
[official package maintained by
MongoDB](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/drivers/php/laravel-mongodb/).
To connect to your application's MongoDB database from your local machine, you
may use a graphical interface such as
[Compass](https://www.mongodb.com/products/tools/compass). By default, the
MongoDB database is accessible at `localhost` port `27017`.
### Redis
Your application's `docker-compose.yml` file also contains an entry for a
[Redis](https://redis.io) container. This container uses a [Docker
volume](https://docs.docker.com/storage/volumes/) so that the data stored in
your Redis instance is persisted even when stopping and restarting your
containers. Once you have started your containers, you may connect to the
Redis instance within your application by setting your `REDIS_HOST`
environment variable within your application's `.env` file to `redis`.
To connect to your application's Redis database from your local machine, you
may use a graphical database management application such as
[TablePlus](https://tableplus.com). By default, the Redis database is
accessible at `localhost` port 6379.
### Valkey
If you choose to install Valkey service when installing Sail, your
application's `docker-compose.yml` file will contain an entry for
[Valkey](https://valkey.io/). This container uses a [Docker
volume](https://docs.docker.com/storage/volumes/) so that the data stored in
your Valkey instance is persisted even when stopping and restarting your
containers. You can connect to this container in you application by setting
your `REDIS_HOST` environment variable within your application's `.env` file
to `valkey`.
To connect to your application's Valkey database from your local machine, you
may use a graphical database management application such as
[TablePlus](https://tableplus.com). By default, the Valkey database is
accessible at `localhost` port 6379.
### Meilisearch
If you chose to install the [Meilisearch](https://www.meilisearch.com) service
when installing Sail, your application's `docker-compose.yml` file will
contain an entry for this powerful search engine that is integrated with
[Laravel Scout](/docs/12.x/scout). Once you have started your containers, you
may connect to the Meilisearch instance within your application by setting
your `MEILISEARCH_HOST` environment variable to `http://meilisearch:7700`.
From your local machine, you may access Meilisearch's web based administration
panel by navigating to `http://localhost:7700` in your web browser.
### Typesense
If you chose to install the [Typesense](https://typesense.org) service when
installing Sail, your application's `docker-compose.yml` file will contain an
entry for this lightning fast, open-source search engine that is natively
integrated with [Laravel Scout](/docs/12.x/scout#typesense). Once you have
started your containers, you may connect to the Typesense instance within your
application by setting the following environment variables:
1TYPESENSE_HOST=typesense
2TYPESENSE_PORT=8108
3TYPESENSE_PROTOCOL=http
4TYPESENSE_API_KEY=xyz
TYPESENSE_HOST=typesense
TYPESENSE_PORT=8108
TYPESENSE_PROTOCOL=http
TYPESENSE_API_KEY=xyz
From your local machine, you may access Typesense's API via
`http://localhost:8108`.
## File Storage
If you plan to use Amazon S3 to store files while running your application in
its production environment, you may wish to install the
[MinIO](https://min.io) service when installing Sail. MinIO provides an S3
compatible API that you may use to develop locally using Laravel's `s3` file
storage driver without creating "test" storage buckets in your production S3
environment. If you choose to install MinIO while installing Sail, a MinIO
configuration section will be added to your application's `docker-compose.yml`
file.
By default, your application's `filesystems` configuration file already
contains a disk configuration for the `s3` disk. In addition to using this
disk to interact with Amazon S3, you may use it to interact with any S3
compatible file storage service such as MinIO by simply modifying the
associated environment variables that control its configuration. For example,
when using MinIO, your filesystem environment variable configuration should be
defined as follows:
1FILESYSTEM_DISK=s3
2AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=sail
3AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=password
4AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=us-east-1
5AWS_BUCKET=local
6AWS_ENDPOINT=http://minio:9000
7AWS_USE_PATH_STYLE_ENDPOINT=true
FILESYSTEM_DISK=s3
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=sail
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=password
AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=us-east-1
AWS_BUCKET=local
AWS_ENDPOINT=http://minio:9000
AWS_USE_PATH_STYLE_ENDPOINT=true
In order for Laravel's Flysystem integration to generate proper URLs when
using MinIO, you should define the `AWS_URL` environment variable so that it
matches your application's local URL and includes the bucket name in the URL
path:
1AWS_URL=http://localhost:9000/local
AWS_URL=http://localhost:9000/local
You may create buckets via the MinIO console, which is available at
`http://localhost:8900`. The default username for the MinIO console is `sail`
while the default password is `password`.
Generating temporary storage URLs via the `temporaryUrl` method is not
supported when using MinIO.
## Running Tests
Laravel provides amazing testing support out of the box, and you may use
Sail's `test` command to run your applications [feature and unit
tests](/docs/12.x/testing). Any CLI options that are accepted by Pest /
PHPUnit may also be passed to the `test` command:
1sail test
2 
3sail test --group orders
sail test
sail test --group orders
The Sail `test` command is equivalent to running the `test` Artisan command:
1sail artisan test
sail artisan test
By default, Sail will create a dedicated `testing` database so that your tests
do not interfere with the current state of your database. In a default Laravel
installation, Sail will also configure your `phpunit.xml` file to use this
database when executing your tests:
1<env name="DB_DATABASE" value="testing"/>
<env name="DB_DATABASE" value="testing"/>
### Laravel Dusk
[Laravel Dusk](/docs/12.x/dusk) provides an expressive, easy-to-use browser
automation and testing API. Thanks to Sail, you may run these tests without
ever installing Selenium or other tools on your local computer. To get
started, uncomment the Selenium service in your application's `docker-
compose.yml` file:
1selenium:
2 image: 'selenium/standalone-chrome'
3 extra_hosts:
4 - 'host.docker.internal:host-gateway'
5 volumes:
6 - '/dev/shm:/dev/shm'
7 networks:
8 - sail
selenium:
image: 'selenium/standalone-chrome'
extra_hosts:
- 'host.docker.internal:host-gateway'
volumes:
- '/dev/shm:/dev/shm'
networks:
- sail
Next, ensure that the `laravel.test` service in your application's `docker-
compose.yml` file has a `depends_on` entry for `selenium`:
1depends_on:
2 - mysql
3 - redis
4 - selenium
depends_on:
- mysql
- redis
- selenium
Finally, you may run your Dusk test suite by starting Sail and running the
`dusk` command:
1sail dusk
sail dusk
#### Selenium on Apple Silicon
If your local machine contains an Apple Silicon chip, your `selenium` service
must use the `selenium/standalone-chromium` image:
1selenium:
2 image: 'selenium/standalone-chromium'
3 extra_hosts:
4 - 'host.docker.internal:host-gateway'
5 volumes:
6 - '/dev/shm:/dev/shm'
7 networks:
8 - sail
selenium:
image: 'selenium/standalone-chromium'
extra_hosts:
- 'host.docker.internal:host-gateway'
volumes:
- '/dev/shm:/dev/shm'
networks:
- sail
## Previewing Emails
Laravel Sail's default `docker-compose.yml` file contains a service entry for
[Mailpit](https://github.com/axllent/mailpit). Mailpit intercepts emails sent
by your application during local development and provides a convenient web
interface so that you can preview your email messages in your browser. When
using Sail, Mailpit's default host is `mailpit` and is available via port
1025:
1MAIL_HOST=mailpit
2MAIL_PORT=1025
3MAIL_ENCRYPTION=null
MAIL_HOST=mailpit
MAIL_PORT=1025
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=null
When Sail is running, you may access the Mailpit web interface at:
<http://localhost:8025>
## Container CLI
Sometimes you may wish to start a Bash session within your application's
container. You may use the `shell` command to connect to your application's
container, allowing you to inspect its files and installed services as well as
execute arbitrary shell commands within the container:
1sail shell
2 
3sail root-shell
sail shell
sail root-shell
To start a new [Laravel Tinker](https://github.com/laravel/tinker) session,
you may execute the `tinker` command:
1sail tinker
sail tinker
## PHP Versions
Sail currently supports serving your application via PHP 8.4, 8.3, 8.2, 8.1,
or PHP 8.0. The default PHP version used by Sail is currently PHP 8.4. To
change the PHP version that is used to serve your application, you should
update the `build` definition of the `laravel.test` container in your
application's `docker-compose.yml` file:
1# PHP 8.4
2context: ./vendor/laravel/sail/runtimes/8.4
3 
4# PHP 8.3
5context: ./vendor/laravel/sail/runtimes/8.3
6 
7# PHP 8.2
8context: ./vendor/laravel/sail/runtimes/8.2
9 
10# PHP 8.1
11context: ./vendor/laravel/sail/runtimes/8.1
12 
13# PHP 8.0
14context: ./vendor/laravel/sail/runtimes/8.0
# PHP 8.4
context: ./vendor/laravel/sail/runtimes/8.4
# PHP 8.3
context: ./vendor/laravel/sail/runtimes/8.3
# PHP 8.2
context: ./vendor/laravel/sail/runtimes/8.2
# PHP 8.1
context: ./vendor/laravel/sail/runtimes/8.1
# PHP 8.0
context: ./vendor/laravel/sail/runtimes/8.0
In addition, you may wish to update your `image` name to reflect the version
of PHP being used by your application. This option is also defined in your
application's `docker-compose.yml` file:
1image: sail-8.2/app
image: sail-8.2/app
After updating your application's `docker-compose.yml` file, you should
rebuild your container images:
1sail build --no-cache
2 
3sail up
sail build --no-cache
sail up
## Node Versions
Sail installs Node 22 by default. To change the Node version that is installed
when building your images, you may update the `build.args` definition of the
`laravel.test` service in your application's `docker-compose.yml` file:
1build:
2 args:
3 WWWGROUP: '${WWWGROUP}'
4 NODE_VERSION: '18'
build:
args:
WWWGROUP: '${WWWGROUP}'
NODE_VERSION: '18'
After updating your application's `docker-compose.yml` file, you should
rebuild your container images:
1sail build --no-cache
2 
3sail up
sail build --no-cache
sail up
## Sharing Your Site
Sometimes you may need to share your site publicly in order to preview your
site for a colleague or to test webhook integrations with your application. To
share your site, you may use the `share` command. After executing this
command, you will be issued a random `laravel-sail.site` URL that you may use
to access your application:
1sail share
sail share
When sharing your site via the `share` command, you should configure your
application's trusted proxies using the `trustProxies` middleware method in
your application's `bootstrap/app.php` file. Otherwise, URL generation helpers
such as `url` and `route` will be unable to determine the correct HTTP host
that should be used during URL generation:
1->withMiddleware(function (Middleware $middleware) {
2 $middleware->trustProxies(at: '*');
3})
->withMiddleware(function (Middleware $middleware) {
$middleware->trustProxies(at: '*');
})
If you would like to choose the subdomain for your shared site, you may
provide the `subdomain` option when executing the `share` command:
1sail share --subdomain=my-sail-site
sail share --subdomain=my-sail-site
The `share` command is powered by
[Expose](https://github.com/beyondcode/expose), an open source tunneling
service by [BeyondCode](https://beyondco.de).
## Debugging With Xdebug
Laravel Sail's Docker configuration includes support for
[Xdebug](https://xdebug.org/), a popular and powerful debugger for PHP. To
enable Xdebug, ensure you have published your Sail configuration. Then, add
the following variables to your application's `.env` file to configure Xdebug:
1SAIL_XDEBUG_MODE=develop,debug,coverage
SAIL_XDEBUG_MODE=develop,debug,coverage
Next, ensure that your published `php.ini` file includes the following
configuration so that Xdebug is activated in the specified modes:
1[xdebug]
2xdebug.mode=${XDEBUG_MODE}
[xdebug]
xdebug.mode=${XDEBUG_MODE}
After modifying the `php.ini` file, remember to rebuild your Docker images so
that your changes to the `php.ini` file take effect:
1sail build --no-cache
sail build --no-cache
#### Linux Host IP Configuration
Internally, the `XDEBUG_CONFIG` environment variable is defined as
`client_host=host.docker.internal` so that Xdebug will be properly configured
for Mac and Windows (WSL2). If your local machine is running Linux and you're
using Docker 20.10+, `host.docker.internal` is available, and no manual
configuration is required.
For Docker versions older than 20.10, `host.docker.internal` is not supported
on Linux, and you will need to manually define the host IP. To do this,
configure a static IP for your container by defining a custom network in your
`docker-compose.yml` file:
1networks:
2 custom_network:
3 ipam:
4 config:
5 - subnet: 172.20.0.0/16
6 
7services:
8 laravel.test:
9 networks:
10 custom_network:
11 ipv4_address: 172.20.0.2
networks:
custom_network:
ipam:
config:
- subnet: 172.20.0.0/16
services:
laravel.test:
networks:
custom_network:
ipv4_address: 172.20.0.2
Once you have set the static IP, define the SAIL_XDEBUG_CONFIG variable within
your application's .env file:
1SAIL_XDEBUG_CONFIG="client_host=172.20.0.2"
SAIL_XDEBUG_CONFIG="client_host=172.20.0.2"
### Xdebug CLI Usage
A `sail debug` command may be used to start a debugging session when running
an Artisan command:
1# Run an Artisan command without Xdebug...
2sail artisan migrate
3 
4# Run an Artisan command with Xdebug...
5sail debug migrate
# Run an Artisan command without Xdebug...
sail artisan migrate
# Run an Artisan command with Xdebug...
sail debug migrate
### Xdebug Browser Usage
To debug your application while interacting with the application via a web
browser, follow the [instructions provided by
Xdebug](https://xdebug.org/docs/step_debug#web-application) for initiating an
Xdebug session from the web browser.
If you're using PhpStorm, please review JetBrains' documentation regarding
[zero-configuration debugging](https://www.jetbrains.com/help/phpstorm/zero-
configuration-debugging.html).
Laravel Sail relies on `artisan serve` to serve your application. The `artisan
serve` command only accepts the `XDEBUG_CONFIG` and `XDEBUG_MODE` variables as
of Laravel version 8.53.0. Older versions of Laravel (8.52.0 and below) do not
support these variables and will not accept debug connections.
## Customization
Since Sail is just Docker, you are free to customize nearly everything about
it. To publish Sail's own Dockerfiles, you may execute the `sail:publish`
command:
1sail artisan sail:publish
sail artisan sail:publish
After running this command, the Dockerfiles and other configuration files used
by Laravel Sail will be placed within a `docker` directory in your
application's root directory. After customizing your Sail installation, you
may wish to change the image name for the application container in your
application's `docker-compose.yml` file. After doing so, rebuild your
application's containers using the `build` command. Assigning a unique name to
the application image is particularly important if you are using Sail to
develop multiple Laravel applications on a single machine:
1sail build --no-cache
sail build --no-cache