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Docker vs Laravel Homestead: What are the differences?

Introduction

When it comes to web development, Docker and Laravel Homestead are two popular choices among developers. While both serve the purpose of creating development environments, there are key differences between Docker and Laravel Homestead that developers should consider.

1. Installation and Setup: Docker requires installation of Docker Engine and Docker Compose on the host machine, whereas Laravel Homestead requires installation of Vagrant and VirtualBox. Docker's installation process is more streamlined and easier compared to Laravel Homestead.

2. Operating System Compatibility: Docker can run on various operating systems including Linux, Windows, and macOS, making it highly compatible. On the other hand, Laravel Homestead is primarily designed for macOS and Linux, limiting its compatibility on Windows machines.

3. Isolation and Portability: Docker provides containerization, which allows applications to run in isolated environments. This isolation ensures that the application will run consistently across different systems. Laravel Homestead is a pre-packaged Vagrant box specifically designed for Laravel, providing a consistent development environment, but lacks the same level of isolation as Docker.

4. Resource requirements: Docker containers have minimal resource overhead, as they share the host's kernel and infrastructure. This makes Docker more lightweight and efficient compared to Laravel Homestead, which runs on a virtual machine with a dedicated amount of resources.

5. Flexibility and Usage: Docker is a general-purpose containerization tool that can be used for various types of applications and frameworks, not just limited to Laravel. Laravel Homestead, on the other hand, is specifically targeted towards Laravel development, offering optimized settings and pre-configured components.

6. Ecosystem and Community Support: Docker has a large and active community, providing extensive documentation, tutorials, and a wide range of pre-built Docker images that can be easily shared and reused. Laravel Homestead also has a supportive community, but its ecosystem is more focused on Laravel-specific tools and resources.

In summary, Docker and Laravel Homestead have significant differences in terms of installation, compatibility, isolation, resource requirements, flexibility, and community support. Developers should consider these differences based on their specific needs and requirements when choosing between the two.

Decisions about Docker and Laravel Homestead
Florian Sager
IT DevOp at Agitos GmbH · | 3 upvotes · 407.6K views
Chose
LXDLXD
over
DockerDocker

lxd/lxc and Docker aren't congruent so this comparison needs a more detailed look; but in short I can say: the lxd-integrated administration of storage including zfs with its snapshot capabilities as well as the system container (multi-process) approach of lxc vs. the limited single-process container approach of Docker is the main reason I chose lxd over Docker.

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Pros of Docker
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    Rapid integration and build up
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    Isolation
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    Open source
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    Testa­bil­i­ty and re­pro­ducibil­i­ty
  • 460
    Lightweight
  • 218
    Standardization
  • 185
    Scalable
  • 106
    Upgrading / down­grad­ing / ap­pli­ca­tion versions
  • 88
    Security
  • 85
    Private paas environments
  • 34
    Portability
  • 26
    Limit resource usage
  • 17
    Game changer
  • 16
    I love the way docker has changed virtualization
  • 14
    Fast
  • 12
    Concurrency
  • 8
    Docker's Compose tools
  • 6
    Easy setup
  • 6
    Fast and Portable
  • 5
    Because its fun
  • 4
    Makes shipping to production very simple
  • 3
    Highly useful
  • 3
    It's dope
  • 2
    Very easy to setup integrate and build
  • 2
    HIgh Throughput
  • 2
    Package the environment with the application
  • 2
    Does a nice job hogging memory
  • 2
    Open source and highly configurable
  • 2
    Simplicity, isolation, resource effective
  • 2
    MacOS support FAKE
  • 2
    Its cool
  • 2
    Docker hub for the FTW
  • 2
    Super
  • 0
    Asdfd
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    Easy to setup
  • 13
    Native enviroment
  • 1
    Cool if you finally get it set up 4 Win10 by night Devs

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Cons of Docker
Cons of Laravel Homestead
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    New versions == broken features
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    Unreliable networking
  • 6
    Documentation not always in sync
  • 4
    Moves quickly
  • 3
    Not Secure
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    What is Docker?

    The Docker Platform is the industry-leading container platform for continuous, high-velocity innovation, enabling organizations to seamlessly build and share any application — from legacy to what comes next — and securely run them anywhere

    What is Laravel Homestead?

    Laravel Homestead is an official, pre-packaged Vagrant "box" that provides you a wonderful development environment without requiring you to install PHP, HHVM, a web server, and any other server software on your local machine. Homestead runs on any Windows, Mac, or Linux system, and includes the Nginx web server, PHP 5.6, MySQL, Postgres, Redis, Memcached, and all of the other goodies you need to develop amazing Laravel applications.

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