Setting up Docker

Publishing an application is a critical step that requires a lot of work and care. Many things can go wrong when releasing a new version. We have already made sure that we can test our application before it goes live.

The real act of transforming our local files into a production-ready package, which is then uploaded to a server, is the most onerous task. Regular applications generally rely on a server that is preconfigured with all the packages that the application needs to run. For example, when looking at a standard PHP setup, most people rent a preconfigured server. This means that the PHP runtime, with all the extensions, such as the MySQL PHP library, are installed via the built-in package manager of the operating system. This procedure applies not only to PHP but also to nearly any other programming language. This might be okay for general websites or applications that are not too complex, but for professional software development or deployment, this process...