Multi-stage Docker to speed up code deploy
Of course. Using a multi-stage Docker build is a fantastic way to optimize your Laravel application's build time in a CI/CD pipeline. The strategy is to separate the installation of dependencies (which don't change often) from your application code (which changes frequently). Here is a complete, production-ready example using a multi-stage Dockerfile for your Laravel application. This setup assumes you are using Vite for your frontend assets, which is the default in recent Laravel versions. ### The Multi-Stage Dockerfile Create a file named Dockerfile in the root of your Laravel project with the following content: # --- Stage 1: PHP Dependencies (Composer) --- # This stage installs composer dependencies. It's only rebuilt when # composer.json or composer.lock changes. FROM composer:2.5 as vendor WORKDIR /app COPY database/ database/ COPY composer.json composer.lock ./ # Install dependencies for production RUN composer install --no-interaction --no-dev --no-scripts --prefer-...