Laravel Docker Lessons · Lesson 9

Add Node.js 22 and npm to Laravel Docker, install locked frontend packages, compile Vite assets and view a working Tailwind and JavaScript demo.

This written tutorial follows the actual lesson-9 source snapshot . The published Urdu video lesson is available alongside this written guide.

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This lesson adds Node.js 22 and npm to the existing PHP container, alongside Composer from Lesson 8. We use them to install this project's locked frontend dependencies and build its real Vite assets. PHP-FPM continues to serve Laravel; Node is a build tool in this example and is not a new application server.

Complete file checklist before running commands

The complete Dockerfile, updated Compose volume list, route, Blade page and JavaScript entry are shown below. The CSS entry and Vite configuration are inherited Laravel files, but their complete code is also included so the frontend demonstration can be recreated.…