Cbox PHP Base Images
Start Here
- 5-Minute Quickstart -- Get running in 5 minutes
- Choosing Your Image -- Tiers, sizes, and when to use each
- Laravel Guide -- Full Laravel setup (most popular)
Image Tiers
| Tier | Tag Suffix | Size | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slim | -slim |
~120 MiB | APIs, microservices |
| Standard | (none) | ~250 MiB | Most apps (default) |
| Chromium | -chromium |
~700 MiB | Browsershot, Dusk, PDF |
| Dev | -dev |
~750 MiB | Chromium + Xdebug, PCOV, SPX |
# Standard (default) -- most Laravel/PHP apps
image: ghcr.io/cboxdk/php-baseimages/php-fpm-nginx:8.4-bookworm
# Slim -- APIs, microservices
image: ghcr.io/cboxdk/php-baseimages/php-fpm-nginx:8.4-bookworm-slim
# Chromium -- Browsershot, Dusk, PDF generation
image: ghcr.io/cboxdk/php-baseimages/php-fpm-nginx:8.4-bookworm-chromium
Documentation
Getting Started
- Introduction -- Why Cbox? Comparisons
- Installation -- All installation methods
- Choosing Your Image -- Tiers, root vs rootless, single vs multi-service
Framework Guides
- Laravel Guide -- Full setup with MySQL, Redis, Scheduler
- Symfony Guide -- Complete Symfony setup
- WordPress Guide -- WordPress with MySQL
- Development Workflow -- Xdebug, hot-reload, debugging
- Production Deployment -- Security, performance, CI/CD
Operations
- Extending Images -- Custom extensions and packages
- Performance Tuning -- PHP-FPM, OPcache, Nginx
- Security Hardening -- CVE management, secrets
Reference
- Quick Reference -- Copy-paste snippets
- Environment Variables -- Complete env var list
- Configuration Options -- PHP, FPM, Nginx settings
- Available Extensions -- 40+ extensions by tier
- Health Checks -- Monitoring and probes
Help
- Common Issues -- FAQ-style solutions
- Debugging Guide -- Systematic debugging
- Migration Guide -- From ServerSideUp, Bitnami, custom images
- Changelog -- What's new