InvoiceShelf/docker/development

InvoiceShelf development environment

The repository includes a Docker Compose development stack for Linux and macOS. It provides PHP 8.4, nginx, your chosen database, Adminer, and Mailpit. An optional Gotenberg service is available for PDF development.

This stack is for development only. For a production installation, use the official Docker repository.

Start the stack

You need Git, Docker, and Docker Compose. Clone your fork, prepare the local environment file, and run the interactive helper from the repository root:

git clone git@github.com:YOUR-USERNAME/InvoiceShelf.git
cd InvoiceShelf
cp .env.example .env
./devenv

The helper:

1. checks Docker and Docker Compose;
2. adds invoiceshelf.test to /etc/hosts when needed;
3. asks you to choose MySQL/MariaDB, PostgreSQL, or SQLite;
4. optionally enables the Gotenberg PDF service; and
5. saves that choice in .devenvconfig for later commands.

On the first run, install the PHP dependencies inside the running container:

./devenv run composer install
./devenv run php artisan key:generate

The frontend runs on the host with Node.js 24 and the pnpm version pinned in package.json:

corepack enable
pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
pnpm dev

Keep pnpm dev running while you work. Open http://invoiceshelf.test and complete the installation wizard. For MySQL or PostgreSQL, use db as the database host and invoiceshelf as the database name, username, and password. For SQLite, keep the wizard's default storage/app/database.sqlite path.

Everyday commands

./devenv start              # Start the saved stack
./devenv stop               # Stop it
./devenv logs               # Follow service logs
./devenv shell              # Open a shell in the PHP container
./devenv run php artisan about
./devenv test               # Run Pest
./devenv format             # Run Pint
./devenv rebuild            # Rebuild images from scratch

./devenv destroy removes the stack, its images, and its database volumes. The command asks for confirmation before deleting anything.

Services

Service	Address
InvoiceShelf	http://invoiceshelf.test
Adminer	http://localhost:8080
Mailpit	http://localhost:8025

Mailpit receives development email over SMTP at mail:1025. Adminer connects to MySQL or PostgreSQL at host db; its database, username, and password are all invoiceshelf.

Advanced Compose usage

The six Compose definitions in this directory cover all three databases, with and without Gotenberg. The ./devenv helper is the supported entry point, but you can inspect or run those files directly when debugging the stack.

Run ./devenv --help for the complete command list.