Advice on integrating into a Docker-Compose setup?

[KyleTryon]

I wish to create a Wordpress and Discourse website. I am currently building a docker-compose file and about to test it out. Currently, it contains an NginX+Let’s Encrypt container, a MySQL container, and a Wordpress container.

I am a little inexperienced with this, so any help is appreciated.

I am using the Nginx container to create the WordPress site, with Discourse being on a subdomain. I haven’t don’t this before but I don’t think it will be difficult.

If I am using this let’s encrypt container, should I bother with let’s encrypt with the Discourse container?

Can anyone provide anyone example of a discourse install in docker-compose? It seems like Discourse requires a little more manual setup.

[mikechristopher]

If you plan on running it alongside wordpress - this topic will be a good start for you

Running other websites on the same machine as Discourse

If you want to run other websites on the same machine as Discourse, you need to set up an extra NGINX or HAProxy proxy in front of the Docker container. If you have not already, please read the Advanced Troubleshooting with Docker guide, as it covers the basics on the separation between host and container. This guide assumes you already have Discourse working - if you don’t, it may be hard to tell whether or not the configuration is working. Install nginx outside the container First, make sur…