A Docker Compose DEV setup for Laravel Reverb using a minimal container image from Chainguard

docker-compoe.yaml

services:
  app:
    image: singwithme-dev
    build:
      context: .
      dockerfile: Dockerfile
    restart: unless-stopped
    volumes:
      - .:/app
      - vendor:/app/vendor
      - node_modules:/app/node_modules
    ports:
      - "8000:8000"
      - "5173:5173"
    networks:
      - wolfi

  reverb:
    image: singwithme-dev
    restart: unless-stopped
    entrypoint: ["/bin/sh", "-c", "php artisan reverb:start"]
    volumes:
      - .:/app
      - vendor:/app/vendor
      - node_modules:/app/node_modules
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
    networks:
      - wolfi

networks:
  wolfi:
    driver: bridge

volumes:
  vendor:
  node_modules:

Dockerfile

FROM cgr.dev/chainguard/laravel:latest-dev
USER root

ARG user=laravel

RUN apk add --no-cache npm nodejs php-pcntl
RUN git config --global --add safe.directory /app && \
    chown -R $user /home/$user /app

WORKDIR /app

# Copy application files into the container
COPY --chown=$user:$user . .

USER $user

# Install PHP (composer) and Node dependencies
RUN composer install --no-interaction --prefer-dist --optimize-autoloader
RUN npm ci --prefer-offline --no-audit --progress=false

# Expose common dev ports (Laravel/Vite)
EXPOSE 8000 5173

# Make the container start the project's dev runner by default
# Copy .env.example to .env if missing, generate key, run migrations, then start the dev server
ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/sh", "-c", "if [ ! -f .env ]; then cp .env.example .env && php artisan key:generate; fi && php artisan migrate --force && composer run dev"]