# Quickstart: Docker Compose and WordPress You can use Docker Compose to easily run WordPress in an isolated environment built with Docker containers. This quick-start guide demonstrates how to use Compose to set up and run WordPress. Before starting, you'll need to have [Compose installed](install.md). ## Define the project 1. Create an empty project directory. You can name the directory something easy for you to remember. This directory is the context for your application image. The directory should only contain resources to build that image. This project directory will contain a `docker-compose.yaml` file which will be complete in itself for a good starter wordpress project. 2. Change directories into your project directory. For example, if you named your directory `my_wordpress`: $ cd my-wordpress/ 3. Create a `docker-compose.yml` file that will start your `Wordpress` blog and a separate `MySQL` instance with a volume mount for data persistence: version: '2' services: db: image: mysql:5.7 volumes: - "./.data/db:/var/lib/mysql" restart: always environment: MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: wordpress MYSQL_DATABASE: wordpress MYSQL_USER: wordpress MYSQL_PASSWORD: wordpress wordpress: depends_on: - db image: wordpress:latest links: - db ports: - "8000:80" restart: always environment: WORDPRESS_DB_HOST: db:3306 WORDPRESS_DB_PASSWORD: wordpress **NOTE**: The folder `./.data/db` will be automatically created in the project directory alongside the `docker-compose.yml` which will persist any updates made by wordpress to the database. ### Build the project Now, run `docker-compose up -d` from your project directory. This will pull the needed images, and then start the wordpress and database containers. If you're using [Docker Machine](https://docs.docker.com/machine/), then `docker-machine ip MACHINE_VM` gives you the machine address and you can open `http://MACHINE_VM_IP:8000` in a browser. At this point, WordPress should be running on port `8000` of your Docker Host, and you can complete the "famous five-minute installation" as a WordPress administrator. **NOTE**: The Wordpress site will not be immediately available on port `8000` because the containers are still being initialized and may take a couple of minutes before the first load.   ## More Compose documentation - [User guide](index.md) - [Installing Compose](install.md) - [Getting Started](gettingstarted.md) - [Get started with Django](django.md) - [Get started with Rails](rails.md) - [Command line reference](./reference/index.md) - [Compose file reference](compose-file.md)