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Docker: Launch the php image with a non root user #1847
Description
API Platform version(s) affected: 2.6.3
Description
I tried to launch the php docker image with a non root user but I'm facing problems.
I added the instruction USER www-data at the end of the api-platform-php stage of the dockerfile, (this user is created in the original php-fpm-alpine image),
but then I get permission errors with the commands executed in the docker-entrypoint.sh file.
I tried to change the permissions of the php and composer bin, api/var files etc but it didn't works.
How to reproduce
Run docker-compose with the www-data user set in the dockerfile or in the php service of the docker-compose file.
Additional Context
Configuring and running the containers with a non root user is a requirement from our web host.
The images are meant to be running in a kubernetes environment hosted and managed by a certified health data host.
Activity
J3m5 commentedon Mar 22, 2021
I've managed to get it working, the whole stack is running with a non root user now.
I'll post our setup here soon.
Fixes api-platform#1847 "Docker: Launch the php image with a non root…
soyuka commentedon May 19, 2026
Closing per #2987 — this repository is becoming a CLI installer. The previous Docker/template distribution is being superseded by the installer + upstream symfony-docker. If the issue still reproduces with the new setup, please open it on
dunglas/symfony-docker(for Docker/Caddy/FrankenPHP issues) orapi-platform/core(for framework issues).