Linux: Powerful Server Administration

Deploying WordPress using a Docker network

In this recipe, we will learn to use a Docker network to set up a WordPress server. We will create two containers, one for MySQL and the other for WordPress. Additionally, we will set up a private network for both MySQL and WordPress.

How to do it…

Let's start by creating a separate network for WordPress and the MySQL containers:

1. A new network can be created with the following command:

   $ docker network create wpnet
   

2. Check whether the network has been created successfully with docker network ls:

   $ docker network ls
   

   
3. You can get details of the new network with the docker network inspect command:

   $ docker network ...