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b-docker

Bitrix Docker tooling that finally feels modern — repeatable PHP 8.x, MariaDB, push, sphinx, agents behind a single Makefile.

Docker Compose
PHP 8.x
Bitrix D7
Make

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The problem

Bitrix dev environments traditionally feel like 2008. b-docker is what I wish I’d had ten years ago: a clean multi-stage Docker Compose stack with everything Bitrix expects (PHP 8.x, MariaDB, push, sphinx, scheduled agents) and nothing it doesn’t.

Architecture

Single Makefile orchestrates up, down, nuke, logs, psql, sh, xdebug-on/off.
Services: php-fpm, nginx, mariadb, push, sphinx, agents, mailhog.
Volumes split between code (bind-mounted, read-write) and DB (named volume, persistent across nuke).
Xdebug 3 is a profile, not a config — turn it on per-shell when needed.

Implementation highlights

Cold-start to logged-in admin in < 2 minutes on a typical laptop.
Stateless: make nuke rebuilds everything except the database volume. Your dump survives.
IDE-ready: .env.example ships with VS Code + PhpStorm step-debug profiles documented.
Sphinx is wired correctly — most Bitrix Docker setups skip this and then bitrix:catalog.search fails for 18 months until someone notices.

Results

Kept dozens of small Bitrix shops productive without selling their souls to legacy XAMPP. 4★ and counting. Friends of the friends keep asking for it.

Lessons

A great dev env is one you stop thinking about.
make plus Compose plus a one-page README beats a polished dashboard you have to learn.