sourcemation/wordpress repository overview

⁠WordPress packaged by Sourcemation

This WordPress distribution is provided by the upstream WordPress packaging team.

⁠Usage

Running WordPress requires a separate database container. The following steps show how to run both the WordPress and database containers and connect them using a shared Docker network.

⁠Step 1: Create a Docker Network

This command creates a dedicated network that allows the WordPress and database containers to communicate with each other by name.

docker network create wordpress-net

⁠Step 2: Start the Database Container

docker run -d --name wordpress-db \
  --network wordpress-net \
  -v db_data:/var/lib/mysql \
  -e MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD=root \
  -e MARIADB_DATABASE=wordpress \
  -e MARIADB_USER=wordpress \
  -e MARIADB_PASSWORD=wordpress \
  sourcemation/mariadb

⁠Step 3: Start the WordPress Container

Now, run your WordPress image, connecting it to the same network and pointing it to the database container using its name (wordpress-db) as the host.

docker run -d --name wordpress-app \
  --network wordpress-net \
  -p 8080:80 \
  -v wp_files:/var/www/html \
  -e WORDPRESS_DB_HOST=wordpress-db \
  -e WORDPRESS_DB_USER=wordpress \
  -e WORDPRESS_DB_PASSWORD=wordpress \
  -e WORDPRESS_DB_NAME=wordpress \
  sourcemation/wordpress

⁠Step 4: Complete the Installation in the Browser

After a minute, your WordPress site will be available at http://localhost:8080⁠. You can now open this address in your web browser to complete the installation (setting your site title, admin user, etc.).

⁠Image tags and versions

The sourcemation/wordpress image itself comes in debian-13 flavor. The tag latest refers to the Debian-based flavor.

⁠Environment Vars, Ports, Volumes

The container is configured at startup using the following environment variables:

This image exposes the following ports:

• 80 - Default Apache port

Please note that the ports need to be either manually forwarded with the -p option or let Docker choose some for you with the -P option.

⁠Volumes

⁠Contributing and Issues

We'd love for you to contribute! You can request new features, report bugs, or submit a pull request with your contribution to this image on the Sourcemation GitHub repository.

• Creating issues, feature requests, and bug reports⁠
• Creating pull requests⁠

Disclaimer: The sourcemation/wordpress image is not affiliated with the WordPress project. The respective companies and organisations own the trademarks mentioned in the offering. The sourcemation/wordpress image is a separate project and is maintained by Sourcemation⁠.

⁠Extra notes

⁠Image and its components Risk Analysis report

A detailed risk analysis report of the image and its components can be found on the Sourcemation platform⁠.

For more information, check out the WordPress website⁠.

⁠Licenses

The base license for the solution (Wordpress) is the GPLv2 (or later)⁠. The licenses for each component shipped as part of this image can be found on the image's appropriate Sourcemation entry⁠.