Docker & Makefile Skill

Docker & Makefile Skill

This skill provides guidance for managing the Family Plan development environment using Docker Compose and Makefile commands.

Docker Services Overview

Essential Make Commands

Service Management

# Start all services
make up

# Stop all services
make down

# Restart services
make restart

# View service status
docker compose ps

# Full cleanup (removes volumes)
make clean

Initial Setup

# Complete project setup (first time)
make setup
# This runs: up -> install -> db-migrate -> create-admin

# Initialize development environment
make init

# Install all dependencies
make install

Database Operations

# Run database migrations
make db-migrate

# Reset database (drop + create + migrate)
make db-reset

# Generate new migration from entity changes
make db-diff

# Direct database access
make shell-db
# Then: \dt to list tables, \d+ table_name for schema

Testing

# Run all backend tests (PHPUnit + Behat)
make backend-test

# Run only PHPUnit tests
make phpunit

# Run only Behat acceptance tests
make behat

# Run frontend E2E tests
make frontend-test

# Run all tests
make test

Shell Access

# PHP container shell
make shell-php
# or: make shell

# Database shell (psql)
make shell-db

# Frontend container shell
docker compose exec frontend sh

Code Quality

# Run PHP linter (PHP-CS-Fixer)
make lint

# Auto-fix linting issues
make lint-fix

Logs and Debugging

# All service logs
docker compose logs -f

# Specific service logs
docker compose logs -f php
docker compose logs -f frontend
docker compose logs -f database
docker compose logs -f nginx

# Last 100 lines
docker compose logs --tail=100 php

Docker Compose Configuration

compose.yaml Structure

services:
  database:
    image: postgres:16-alpine
    ports:
      - "5432:5432"
    environment:
      POSTGRES_DB: app
      POSTGRES_USER: app
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: "!ChangeMe!"
    volumes:
      - database_data:/​var/​lib/​postgresql/​data
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD", "pg_isready", "-U", "app"]
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 5

  php:
    build:
      context: .
      target: app_php_dev
    depends_on:
      database:
        condition: service_healthy
    volumes:
      - .:/​srv/​app
    environment:
      DATABASE_URL: postgresql://app:!ChangeMe!@database:5432/​app

  nginx:
    build:
      context: .
      target: app_nginx
    depends_on:
      - php
    ports:
      - "8080:80"

  frontend:
    build:
      context: ./​frontend
    ports:
      - "3000:3000"
    volumes:
      - ./​frontend:/​app
      - /​app/​node_modules
    environment:
      - CHOKIDAR_USEPOLLING=true

  mailpit:
    image: axllent/​mailpit
    ports:
      - "8025:8025"
      - "1025:1025"

volumes:
  database_data:

Common Tasks

Rebuilding Containers

# Rebuild all containers
docker compose build

# Rebuild specific service
docker compose build php

# Rebuild without cache
docker compose build --no-cache php

# Rebuild and restart
docker compose up -d --build

Executing Commands in Containers

# Run command in PHP container
docker compose exec php <command>

# Examples:
docker compose exec php composer install
docker compose exec php php bin/​console cache:clear
docker compose exec php vendor/​bin/​phpunit
docker compose exec php vendor/​bin/​behat

# Run command in frontend container
docker compose exec frontend npm install
docker compose exec frontend npm run build

Database Management

# Create database backup
docker compose exec database pg_dump -U app app > backup.sql

# Restore database
docker compose exec -T database psql -U app app < backup.sql

# Run SQL query
docker compose exec database psql -U app -d app -c "SELECT * FROM users;"

Clearing Caches

# Symfony cache
docker compose exec php php bin/​console cache:clear

# Clear all caches (dev)
docker compose exec php php bin/​console cache:clear --env=dev

# Clear Doctrine cache
docker compose exec php php bin/​console doctrine:cache:clear-metadata
docker compose exec php php bin/​console doctrine:cache:clear-query
docker compose exec php php bin/​console doctrine:cache:clear-result

Troubleshooting

Service Won't Start

# Check logs for errors
docker compose logs php

# Verify dependencies are healthy
docker compose ps

# Restart specific service
docker compose restart php

Database Connection Issues

# Check if database is ready
docker compose exec database pg_isready -U app

# Check database logs
docker compose logs database

# Reset database container
docker compose down -v  # WARNING: destroys data
docker compose up -d database
make db-migrate

Permission Issues

# Fix file permissions (Linux)
sudo chown -R $(id -u):$(id -g) .

# In container
docker compose exec php chown -R www-data:www-data var/

Port Conflicts

# Check what's using a port
lsof -i :8080
lsof -i :3000

# Stop conflicting service or change port in compose.yaml

Memory Issues

# Check container resources
docker stats

# Increase Docker memory allocation in Docker Desktop settings

Environment Variables

Backend (.env)

APP_ENV=dev
APP_SECRET=your-secret-key
DATABASE_URL="postgresql://app:!ChangeMe!@database:5432/​app"
[email protected]
SUPER_ADMIN_PASSWORD=admin123
CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGIN=http://localhost:3000
MAILER_DSN=smtp://mailpit:1025

Frontend (frontend/​.env)

REACT_APP_API_URL=http://localhost:8080

Performance Tips

1. Use named volumes - Faster than bind mounts for dependencies
2. Exclude node_modules - Use anonymous volume to avoid syncing
3. Enable BuildKit - DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker compose build
4. Use .dockerignore - Exclude unnecessary files from build context
5. Health checks - Ensure services start in correct order

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