7/28/24, 6:45 PM How to Install WordPress on Docker in 2024

TUTORIALS menu

VPS May 08, 2024 Domantas G. & Ignas R. 6min Read

How to Install WordPress on Docker (Windows,

macOS, and Linux)

Setting up an isolated environment for developing WordPress websites can initially seem challenging.
Luckily, containerization tools like Docker exist, which help to streamline the development, testing, and
deployment processes.

This tutorial will show you how to install and deploy a local WordPress site on a Docker container.
Additionally, we will touch on the best security and development practices for WordPress Docker containers.

Download all in one WordPress cheat sheet

What Is Docker?
How to Deploy WordPress Image as a Docker Container
1. Install Docker
2. Set Up a WordPress Container on Docker
3. Complete the WordPress Installation on a Web Browser
How to Secure WordPress Installation With Docker Secrets
Website Development on WordPress Docker Container

What Is Docker?
Docker is an open-source containerization software that creates isolated environments to run various
applications. Users can develop, test, and run multiple applications on the same physical and virtual servers.

Unlike virtual machines, each container does not require its own OS as it shares the host kernel. Thus, the
machine’s workload is much more lightweight, and such a server can run multiple containers simultaneously
without losing performance.

For example, Docker is highly useful for WordPress developers. A WordPress test environment usually uses
up a lot of system resources, while Docker allows developers to make a minimal environment without
wasting server space and memory.

https://www.hostinger.com/tutorials/run-docker-wordpress?utm_campaign=Generic-Tutorials-DSA|NT:Se|LO:Other-LATAM-t1-EN&utm_medium=ppc&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIx8_flPXKhwMVzKhoCR12J… 1/17
7/28/24, 6:45 PM How to Install WordPress on Docker in 2024

How to Deploy WordPress Image as a Docker

TUTORIALS menu
Container
The following steps will show you how to install a WordPress content management system on a Docker
container.

1. Install Docker
Docker is available for Windows, macOS, and Ubuntu. Here’s how you can install it on any of the three
operating systems:

How to Install Docker on Ubuntu

In order to install Docker on a Linux VPS, you need to have a virtual private server (VPS) with Ubuntu
running as an operating system.

Now, just follow the steps as shown:

1. Update the package list:

sudo apt-get update

2. Install the required packages:

sudo apt-get install ca-certificates curl gnupg lsb-release

3. Create a directory for the Docker GPG key:

sudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings

4. Add Docker’s GPG key:

curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o

/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg

5. Set up the repository:

echo \ "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg]

https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \ $(lsb_release -cs) stable" | sudo tee
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null

6. Update Docker’s repository:

sudo apt-get update

7. Lastly, install the latest version of Docker Engine, containerd, and Docker Compose.

sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-compose-plugin

8. To confirm that the installation process was successful, run the following command. The following
success message should appear:

sudo docker run hello-world

https://www.hostinger.com/tutorials/run-docker-wordpress?utm_campaign=Generic-Tutorials-DSA|NT:Se|LO:Other-LATAM-t1-EN&utm_medium=ppc&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIx8_flPXKhwMVzKhoCR12J… 2/17
7/28/24, 6:45 PM How to Install WordPress on Docker in 2024

TUTORIALS menu

Important! Other Linux distributions—such as CentOS, Debian, or Fedora—have different

installations steps. If you don’t use Ubuntu, see Docker’s official documentation page.

Alternatively, consider using Hostinger’s VPS as your Docker host. It offers a pre-made template to speed
up the setup process – Ubuntu 22.04 64bit with Docker. If you have Hostinger VPS already, you can install
Docker with a few clicks:

Then navigate to the Operating System section:

https://www.hostinger.com/tutorials/run-docker-wordpress?utm_campaign=Generic-Tutorials-DSA|NT:Se|LO:Other-LATAM-t1-EN&utm_medium=ppc&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIx8_flPXKhwMVzKhoCR12J… 3/17
7/28/24, 6:45 PM How to Install WordPress on Docker in 2024

TUTORIALS menu

Hit the Applications button and select a template with Docker:

Lastly, log in via SSH and proceed with the setup.

How to Install Docker on macOS

In order to install Docker on a macOS machine, these requirements must be met:

4 GB of RAM
macOS version 10.15 or newer
No previous versions of VirtualBox 4.3.30 can be installed

https://www.hostinger.com/tutorials/run-docker-wordpress?utm_campaign=Generic-Tutorials-DSA|NT:Se|LO:Other-LATAM-t1-EN&utm_medium=ppc&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIx8_flPXKhwMVzKhoCR12J… 4/17
7/28/24, 6:45 PM How to Install WordPress on Docker in 2024

Here’s how you can install Docker on macOS:

TUTORIALS
1. Download Docker for Mac and double-click the .dmg file you’ve saved. Then, drag and drop the
menu
Docker icon into your Applications folder.

You can find download links here:

Mac with an Apple processor

Mac with an Intel processor

2. Open your Applications folder and double-click docker.app. During the configuration process, you’ll
be asked to enter your password.

3. When prompted, Accept the service agreement; otherwise, the installation will fail.

https://www.hostinger.com/tutorials/run-docker-wordpress?utm_campaign=Generic-Tutorials-DSA|NT:Se|LO:Other-LATAM-t1-EN&utm_medium=ppc&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIx8_flPXKhwMVzKhoCR12J… 5/17
7/28/24, 6:45 PM How to Install WordPress on Docker in 2024

TUTORIALS menu

4. Once the installation process is finished, you should see the Docker menu on your desktop’s status
bar.

How to Install Docker on Windows

In order to install Docker Desktop on a Windows machine, these requirements must be met:

4 GB of RAM
64-bit processor from 2010 or more recent
Virtualization enabled in BIOS
Linux kernel update package installed if you are using the WSL 2 Docker back-end

Here’s how you can install Docker on Windows 10 64-bit:

1. Enable Hyper-V on your system.

2. Download Docker Desktop for Windows and open the Docker for Windows Installer file.
3. In the Configuration dialog window, check the boxes based on your preferences. Click Ok.

Configuration dialog window for the Docker installation on Windows

4. Once the installation is finished, click Close and restart and wait for your computer to reboot.

The last step of Docker installation for Windows

5. After reboot, Accept the service agreement, and Docker will be ready to use.

Service agreement step in the Docker installation for macOS

2. Set Up a WordPress Container on Docker

In order to set up WordPress on Docker, two methods are available ‒ the CLI and Docker compose. In this
tutorial, we will use the Docker compose method as it’s more straightforward and systematic.

It’s worth noting that all required images are acquired from Docker Hub:

WordPress – the official WordPress Docker image. Includes all WordPress files, Apache server, and
PHP.

https://www.hostinger.com/tutorials/run-docker-wordpress?utm_campaign=Generic-Tutorials-DSA|NT:Se|LO:Other-LATAM-t1-EN&utm_medium=ppc&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIx8_flPXKhwMVzKhoCR12J… 6/17
7/28/24, 6:45 PM How to Install WordPress on Docker in 2024

MySQL – required for MySQL root user, password, and database connection variables.
TUTORIALS
phpMyAdmin – a web application for managing databases. menu
1. Open your operating system’s preferred command line interface and check the Docker Compose
Installation version:

docker compose version

This will confirm that the Compose module is working correctly.

2. Create a new project directory for WordPress application with the following command:

mkdir wordpress

3. Navigate to the new directory:

cd wordpress

4. Using your preferred text editor, create a new docker-compose.yml file, and paste the contents
below:

Plain text
Copy to clipboard
Open code in new window
EnlighterJS 3 Syntax Highlighter
version: "3"
# Defines which compose version to use
services:
# Services line define which Docker images to run. In this case, it will be MySQL server and WordPress image.
db:
image: mysql:5.7
# image: mysql:5.7 indicates the MySQL database container image from Docker Hub used in this installation.
restart: always
environment:
MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: MyR00tMySQLPa$$5w0rD
MYSQL_DATABASE: MyWordPressDatabaseName
MYSQL_USER: MyWordPressUser
MYSQL_PASSWORD: Pa$$5w0rD
# Previous four lines define the main variables needed for the MySQL container to work: database, database username, database user password, and the
MySQL root password.
wordpress:
depends_on:
- db
image: wordpress:latest
restart: always
# Restart line controls the restart mode, meaning if the container stops running for any reason, it will restart the process immediately.
ports:
- "8000:80"
# The previous line defines the port that the WordPress container will use. After successful installation, the full path will look like this: http://localhost:8000
environment:
WORDPRESS_DB_HOST: db:3306
WORDPRESS_DB_USER: MyWordPressUser
WORDPRESS_DB_PASSWORD: Pa$$5w0rD
WORDPRESS_DB_NAME: MyWordPressDatabaseName
# Similar to MySQL image variables, the last four lines define the main variables needed for the WordPress container to work properly with the MySQL
container.
volumes:
["./:/var/www/html"]
volumes:
mysql: {}
version: "3" # Defines which compose version to use services: # Services line define which Docker images to run. In this case, it will be MySQL server and
WordPress image. db: image: mysql:5.7 # image: mysql:5.7 indicates the MySQL database container image from Docker Hub used in this installation. restart:
always environment: MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: MyR00tMySQLPa$$5w0rD MYSQL_DATABASE: MyWordPressDatabaseName MYSQL_USER:
MyWordPressUser MYSQL_PASSWORD: Pa$$5w0rD # Previous four lines define the main variables needed for the MySQL container to work: database,
database username, database user password, and the MySQL root password. wordpress: depends_on: - db image: wordpress:latest restart: always # Restart
line controls the restart mode, meaning if the container stops running for any reason, it will restart the process immediately. ports: - "8000:80" # The previous
line defines the port that the WordPress container will use. After successful installation, the full path will look like this: http://localhost:8000 environment:
WORDPRESS_DB_HOST: db:3306 WORDPRESS_DB_USER: MyWordPressUser WORDPRESS_DB_PASSWORD: Pa$$5w0rD WORDPRESS_DB_NAME:
MyWordPressDatabaseName # Similar to MySQL image variables, the last four lines define the main variables needed for the WordPress container to work
properly with the MySQL container. volumes: ["./:/var/www/html"] volumes: mysql: {}

https://www.hostinger.com/tutorials/run-docker-wordpress?utm_campaign=Generic-Tutorials-DSA|NT:Se|LO:Other-LATAM-t1-EN&utm_medium=ppc&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIx8_flPXKhwMVzKhoCR12J… 7/17
7/28/24, 6:45 PM How to Install WordPress on Docker in 2024

version: "3"
# TUTORIALS
Defines which compose version to use menu
services:
# Services line define which Docker images to run. In this case, it will be MySQL
server and WordPress image.
db:
image: mysql:5.7
# image: mysql:5.7 indicates the MySQL database container image from Docker Hub used
in this installation.
restart: always
environment:
MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: MyR00tMySQLPa$$5w0rD
MYSQL_DATABASE: MyWordPressDatabaseName
MYSQL_USER: MyWordPressUser
MYSQL_PASSWORD: Pa$$5w0rD
# Previous four lines define the main variables needed for the MySQL container to
work: database, database username, database user password, and the MySQL root password.
wordpress:
depends_on:
- db
image: wordpress:latest
restart: always
# Restart line controls the restart mode, meaning if the container stops running for
any reason, it will restart the process immediately.
ports:
- "8000:80"
# The previous line defines the port that the WordPress container will use. After
successful installation, the full path will look like this: http://localhost:8000
environment:
WORDPRESS_DB_HOST: db:3306
WORDPRESS_DB_USER: MyWordPressUser
WORDPRESS_DB_PASSWORD: Pa$$5w0rD
WORDPRESS_DB_NAME: MyWordPressDatabaseName
# Similar to MySQL image variables, the last four lines define the main variables needed
for the WordPress container to work properly with the MySQL container.
volumes:
["./:/var/www/html"]
volumes:
mysql: {}

5. With the Docker Compose file created, run the following command in the same wordpress directory
to create and start the containers:

docker compose up -d

3. Complete the WordPress Installation on a Web Browser

Open your browser and enter
http://localhost:8000/
http://localhost:8000/. WordPress setup screen will appear. Select the preferred language and continue.

WordPress installation window asking the user to choose the default language

Important! Ensure you are not running any other content management system or service on the
same 8000 port. Otherwise, it won’t work properly.

Fill in your site name, username, password, and email.

https://www.hostinger.com/tutorials/run-docker-wordpress?utm_campaign=Generic-Tutorials-DSA|NT:Se|LO:Other-LATAM-t1-EN&utm_medium=ppc&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIx8_flPXKhwMVzKhoCR12J… 8/17
7/28/24, 6:45 PM How to Install WordPress on Docker in 2024

TUTORIALS menu

When a Success! message pops-up, log in using your newly created details.

Lastly, you’ll be presented with the main WordPress dashboard screen.

https://www.hostinger.com/tutorials/run-docker-wordpress?utm_campaign=Generic-Tutorials-DSA|NT:Se|LO:Other-LATAM-t1-EN&utm_medium=ppc&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIx8_flPXKhwMVzKhoCR12J… 9/17
7/28/24, 6:45 PM How to Install WordPress on Docker in 2024

TUTORIALS menu

Setting up phpMyAdmin

phpMyAdmin is a great tool for viewing and managing any existing databases. All you need to do is include
these lines to an existing .yml file just after the services line along with the MySQL database service:

Plain text
Copy to clipboard
Open code in new window
EnlighterJS 3 Syntax Highlighter
version: "3"
services:
db:
image: mysql:5.7
restart: always
environment:
MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: MyR00tMySQLPa$$5w0rD
MYSQL_DATABASE: MyWordPressDatabaseName
MYSQL_USER: MyWordPressUser
MYSQL_PASSWORD: Pa$$5w0rD
phpmyadmin:
image: phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin:latest
restart: always
environment:
PMA_HOST: db
PMA_USER: MyWordPressUser
PMA_PASSWORD: Pa$$5w0rD
ports:
- "8080:80"
version: "3" services: db: image: mysql:5.7 restart: always environment: MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: MyR00tMySQLPa$$5w0rD MYSQL_DATABASE:
MyWordPressDatabaseName MYSQL_USER: MyWordPressUser MYSQL_PASSWORD: Pa$$5w0rD phpmyadmin: image: phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin:latest
restart: always environment: PMA_HOST: db PMA_USER: MyWordPressUser PMA_PASSWORD: Pa$$5w0rD ports: - "8080:80"

version: "3"
services:
db:
image: mysql:5.7
restart: always
environment:
MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: MyR00tMySQLPa$$5w0rD
MYSQL_DATABASE: MyWordPressDatabaseName
MYSQL_USER: MyWordPressUser
MYSQL_PASSWORD: Pa$$5w0rD
phpmyadmin:
image: phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin:latest
restart: always
environment:
PMA_HOST: db
PMA_USER: MyWordPressUser
PMA_PASSWORD: Pa$$5w0rD
ports:
- "8080:80"

Save the file and run the docker-compose Docker command:

docker compose up -d

Once done, open http://localhost:8080/, and you’ll be able to see the phpMyAdmin interface along with your
WordPress database.

https://www.hostinger.com/tutorials/run-docker-wordpress?utm_campaign=Generic-Tutorials-DSA|NT:Se|LO:Other-LATAM-t1-EN&utm_medium=ppc&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIx8_flPXKhwMVzKhoCR1… 10/17
7/28/24, 6:45 PM How to Install WordPress on Docker in 2024

TUTORIALS menu

Pro Tip
We recommend double-checking for images that you no longer use, then
removing Docker images and other unnecessary files.

How to Secure WordPress Installation With Docker

Secrets
Sensitive data such as passwords, SSH keys, and other types of critical information should be treated with
extra care. That is where Docker secrets come in. Users can use Docker secrets to manage sensitive data
and securely transmit it to particular containers that need access to it only.

In this tutorial, we will use Docker secrets to mask our WORDPRESS_DB_PASSWORD variable. WordPress
will get the database password from a secret file we shall provide ourselves. Here’s an example:

Plain text
Copy to clipboard
Open code in new window
EnlighterJS 3 Syntax Highlighter
wordpress:
depends_on:
- db
image: wordpress:latest
restart: always
ports:
- "8000:80"
environment:
WORDPRESS_DB_HOST: db:3306
WORDPRESS_DB_USER: MyWordPressUser
WORDPRESS_DB_PASSWORD_FILE: /run/secrets/wordpress_password
WORDPRESS_DB_NAME: MyWordPressDatabaseName
secrets:
- wordpress_password
secrets:
wordpress_password:
file: ./wordpress_password.txt
wordpress: depends_on: - db image: wordpress:latest restart: always ports: - "8000:80" environment: WORDPRESS_DB_HOST: db:3306
WORDPRESS_DB_USER: MyWordPressUser WORDPRESS_DB_PASSWORD_FILE: /run/secrets/wordpress_password WORDPRESS_DB_NAME:
MyWordPressDatabaseName secrets: - wordpress_password secrets: wordpress_password: file: ./wordpress_password.txt

https://www.hostinger.com/tutorials/run-docker-wordpress?utm_campaign=Generic-Tutorials-DSA|NT:Se|LO:Other-LATAM-t1-EN&utm_medium=ppc&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIx8_flPXKhwMVzKhoCR12… 11/17
7/28/24, 6:45 PM How to Install WordPress on Docker in 2024

wordpress:
TUTORIALS
depends_on: menu
- db
image: wordpress:latest
restart: always
ports:
- "8000:80"
environment:
WORDPRESS_DB_HOST: db:3306
WORDPRESS_DB_USER: MyWordPressUser
WORDPRESS_DB_PASSWORD_FILE: /run/secrets/wordpress_password
WORDPRESS_DB_NAME: MyWordPressDatabaseName
t

Related tutorials

25 Jul • VPS • GAMING

How to Host a dedicated Terraria server using Hostinger Game Panel and manual configuration
A dedicated Terraria server gives you more flexibility and customization options that make the gameplay more interesting. For
example, you can install...
By Aris Sentika

25 Jul • VPS • LARGE SCALE ECOMMERCE

Magento performance optimization tips: 13 strategies to improve your store

Optimizing your Magento store’s performance is important to staying ahead of the online market competition. A slow Magento
website can lead to...
By Ariffud Muhammad

https://www.hostinger.com/tutorials/run-docker-wordpress?utm_campaign=Generic-Tutorials-DSA|NT:Se|LO:Other-LATAM-t1-EN&utm_medium=ppc&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIx8_flPXKhwMVzKhoCR1… 12/17
7/28/24, 6:45 PM How to Install WordPress on Docker in 2024

TUTORIALS menu

22 Jul • VPS • SOCIAL MEDIA

What is decentralized social media: understanding the fundamentals

Decentralized social media platforms run on independent servers worldwide instead of being controlled by a single company or
government. As...
By Valentinas C.

What our customers say

Excellent

Based on 29,997 reviews

Comments Leave a comment

Frederick
June 29 2017 REPLY

Great tutorial. Thanks for putting this out there. Once someone is finished developing their wordpress based site, do you provide
the container to a host or export the wordpress and associated database in the traditional sense? Maybe I'm picturing this
inaccurately, but I'm assuming you shove the docker container into a slot on some docker compliant host and it just runs from
there. Any guidance appreciated! Thanks.

Kenji
September 10 2019 REPLY

Great tutorial. Really helped me getting my first babysteps towards Docker. Two things that aren't mentioned and took some
time for me to figure out, since newer versions are out. I got an error when I tried to run "docker-compose up -d" >> ERROR:
client version 1.22 is too old. Minimum supported API version is 1.24, please upgrade your client to a newer version This one is
https://www.hostinger.com/tutorials/run-docker-wordpress?utm_campaign=Generic-Tutorials-DSA|NT:Se|LO:Other-LATAM-t1-EN&utm_medium=ppc&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIx8_flPXKhwMVzKhoCR1… 13/17
7/28/24, 6:45 PM How to Install WordPress on Docker in 2024

very simple to solve: Open the yml file and change the version from 2 to 2.1 >> Pulling from library/php no matching manifest for
windows/amd64 in the manifest list entries Also very simple to solve: 1 Right click Docker instance 2 Go to Settings 3 Daemonmenu
TUTORIALS 4
Advanced 5 Set the "experimental": true 6 Restart Docker

Domantas G.
September 24 2019

Hey Kenji, Thanks for your input!

Bernd
November 22 2019 REPLY

just followed this tutorial on my Mac (10.15) and I cannot believe how simple this is. It just works! Great!!

Mohammedsohil
April 24 2021 REPLY

Hey, Domantas G. Thanks to you I am able to set up WordPress using docker. thanks a lot

Zat
September 14 2021 REPLY

If you're running this on Linux you have use "sudo docker-compose up-d" or you will receive an error message about
http+docker://localhost not runnning.

Sam
December 19 2021 REPLY

Excellent tutorial, I was stuck at a place as I was working with docker for one of my clients, and this article completely helped me
in satisfying the cleint. Thank you so much Domantas, Kudos!

Vakarė
December 22 2021

Happy it worked out!

Mike Ritchie
January 02 2022 REPLY

Thanks, this worked amazingly well, and quickly! One thing though, I don't know where the active `wp_content` folder is. How do
I develop themes and plugins in this?

Vakarė
January 04 2022

Hi Mike, generally your wp-content will be right next to wp-admin and wp-includes folder. You can use find command on
Linux or Mac to find the location of your folder! Here's how to use the find command :)

https://www.hostinger.com/tutorials/run-docker-wordpress?utm_campaign=Generic-Tutorials-DSA|NT:Se|LO:Other-LATAM-t1-EN&utm_medium=ppc&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIx8_flPXKhwMVzKhoCR1… 14/17
7/28/24, 6:45 PM How to Install WordPress on Docker in 2024

klino TUTORIALS menu

March 26 2022 REPLY

pleace i have "Error establishing a database connection"

Vakarė
March 29 2022

Hi there! It looks like you might have a problem with either of these things: (1) you haven't created a database yet; (2) your
database credentials on your wp-config.php file are incorrect; (3) you're reaching the memory limit of your server. I'd suggest
to start by checking them :)

Klino
March 30 2022

thanks

jptiger
June 22 2022

Same here. I see the comment below saying that I haven't created a database. How do you do this? It might be helpful to
include those steps in the instructions

domantaspocius
July 01 2022

Hey there! Thanks for the feedback! You can setup a database inside Docker by checking out this resource! ?

Acal
August 21 2022 REPLY

Where can the WordPress files be found so that I can customize themes and plugins? Since I have numerous wordpress installs
on this computer it is not a simple search. Thanks!

domantaspocius
August 25 2022

Hey! The installation folder of WordPress will be located in your website's public_html folder. You can access it through a File
Manager or FTP client depending on where your websites are hosted ?

Brandon
May 06 2023 REPLY

I spent several hours debugging issues on this because WordPress would properly escape the special characters in the
passwords but my database client and the mysql command line did not do this automatically. I ended up changing the
password to "password" and it worked for me. However Docker also keeps the original username and password unless you
delete the volume used. the combination of WordPress not having issues and not knowing that the volume had the old
username and password caused a lot of grief. hopefully this comment can help someone avoid that in the future.

https://www.hostinger.com/tutorials/run-docker-wordpress?utm_campaign=Generic-Tutorials-DSA|NT:Se|LO:Other-LATAM-t1-EN&utm_medium=ppc&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIx8_flPXKhwMVzKhoCR1… 15/17
7/28/24, 6:45 PM How to Install WordPress on Docker in 2024

TUTORIALS
Ignas R. menu
May 12 2023

Hello! Thank you for sharing Brandon.

Leave a reply

Comment*

Name*

Email*

By using this form you agree that your personal data would be processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

Submit

We are a web hosting provider on a mission to bring success to everyone who goes online. We do it by constantly improving server technology,
providing professional support, and making the web hosting experience seamless.

And More

HOSTING

Web Hosting

VPS Hosting

Minecraft Server Hosting

CyberPanel VPS Hosting

Cloud Hosting

WordPress Hosting

Email Hosting

CMS Hosting

Ecommerce Hosting

cPanel Hosting

https://www.hostinger.com/tutorials/run-docker-wordpress?utm_campaign=Generic-Tutorials-DSA|NT:Se|LO:Other-LATAM-t1-EN&utm_medium=ppc&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIx8_flPXKhwMVzKhoCR1… 16/17
7/28/24, 6:45 PM How to Install WordPress on Docker in 2024

Online Stores

Website Builder TUTORIALS menu

Buy Hosting

Web Hosting for Agencies

Cheap Web Hosting

DOMAINS

Domain Checker

Domain Transfer

Free Domain

XYZ Domain

99 Cent Domains

Cheap SSL Certificate

Buy Domain Name

WHOIS Checker

Free SSL Certificate

Domain Name Search

HELP

Tutorials

Knowledge Base

Report Abuse

INFORMATION

Server Status

Affiliate Program

Payment Methods

Wall of Fame

Reviews

Pricing

COMPANY

About Hostinger

Our Technology

Career

Contact Us

Blog

LEGAL

Privacy Policy

Terms of Service

© 2004-2024 hostinger.com - Premium Web Hosting, Cloud, VPS & Domain Registration Services.

Prices are listed without VAT

https://www.hostinger.com/tutorials/run-docker-wordpress?utm_campaign=Generic-Tutorials-DSA|NT:Se|LO:Other-LATAM-t1-EN&utm_medium=ppc&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIx8_flPXKhwMVzKhoCR1… 17/17