Layerfile

#Use an Ubuntu 18.04 base for our staging server
FROM vm/ubuntu:18.04

# To note: Layerfiles create entire VMs, *not* containers!

# Install php5 & composer
RUN yes | sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php && sudo apt-get update
RUN apt-get update && \
    apt-get install software-properties-common && \
    yes | add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php && \
    apt-get update && \
    sudo apt-get install -y curl php php-mbstring php-zip php-dom \
            git unzip
RUN curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer -o composer-setup.php && \
    php composer-setup.php --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer && \
    rm composer-setup.php

# Install laravel
ENV COMPOSER_ALLOW_SUPERUSER=1 PATH=~/.config/composer/vendor/bin:$PATH
RUN composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel blog

WORKDIR blog
RUN composer install
RUN BACKGROUND /usr/bin/php artisan serve --host 0.0.0.0 --port 80

# Expose website creates a unique link to view the website running in the server
EXPOSE WEBSITE http://localhost:80