# shipping-docker/vessel

Up and running with small Docker environments

Repository: https://github.com/shipping-docker/vessel
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vessel
Homepage: https://vessel.shippingdocker.com
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: laravel, docker, docker-compose, php
Last push: 2022-05-24T12:08:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3300, "days_push": 1562, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1059, forks 105 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:25.466796+00:00)

## What it is
Vessel is a small set of files and a bash script that sets up a per-project Docker-based local development environment for Laravel applications, wrapping docker-compose with simple commands. It bundles PHP, MySQL, Redis, and Node.js containers and requires only Docker installed globally.

## Use cases
- set up a local Docker dev environment for a Laravel project
- run artisan and composer commands inside containers
- run multiple Laravel projects locally without port conflicts
- quickly spin up PHP, MySQL, Redis, and Node containers for development
- replace Vagrant or Valet with a simple Docker workflow

## When to choose
- you develop Laravel apps and want a simple, per-project Docker environment
- you want minimal global tooling beyond Docker itself
- you want an understandable, customizable docker-compose setup rather than a heavy platform

## When to avoid
- you need Windows support (not supported)
- you need a production deployment tool rather than a dev environment
- you need newer PHP/MySQL versions out of the box or a more actively maintained solution
- your project is not Laravel/Lumen based

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, container-runtime, cli, deployment
- domain: developer-tools, web-development
- platform: cli, php
- tags: laravel, docker-compose, local-development, dev-environment, php, containers, macos, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- shipping-docker/vessel (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:25.466796+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:57:22.349735+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/shipping-docker/vessel (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:25.466796+00:00, sha 329b8013a95c)
  - homepage: https://vessel.shippingdocker.com (fetched 2026-08-29T12:59:16.530241+00:00, sha 9ebfd0cf827f)
  - site_page: https://vessel.shippingdocker.com/docs/get-started (fetched 2026-08-29T12:59:16.539246+00:00, sha 843fc8722828)
  - site_page: https://vessel.shippingdocker.com/docs/everyday-usage (fetched 2026-08-29T12:59:16.541154+00:00, sha d76b6f821aa1)
  - site_page: https://vessel.shippingdocker.com/docs/logging (fetched 2026-08-29T12:59:16.543075+00:00, sha d8517d19a50b)
  - site_page: https://vessel.shippingdocker.com/docs/updating-resetting (fetched 2026-08-29T12:59:16.544823+00:00, sha 7c93893645fb)
  - site_page: https://vessel.shippingdocker.com/docs/customizing-vessel (fetched 2026-08-29T12:59:16.546719+00:00, sha e5aae31a5525)
  - site_page: https://vessel.shippingdocker.com/docs/common-issues (fetched 2026-08-29T12:59:16.548524+00:00, sha 43fafe416476)
  - site_page: https://vessel.shippingdocker.com/docs/installing-docker (fetched 2026-08-29T12:59:16.550309+00:00, sha e787ee06ff3d)
  - site_page: https://vessel.shippingdocker.com/docs/docker-usage (fetched 2026-08-29T12:59:16.551906+00:00, sha 2a545de73ae5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.