Create an NGINX Unit Variation

[jaydrogers]

👉 Describe the problem

• PHP-FPM is quite dated and not optimized for running in containers, so people use Supervisor but that isn't always truthful on container health
• S6 Overlay is the answer to Supervisor, but it doesn't have the best host compatibility
• NGINX Unit is a new project that could replace PHP-FPM & S6 Overlay all together

🏆 How to solve this problem

Remove S6 Overlay

• See if we can get the container to run without using S6 Overlay

Configure NGINX Unit to run PHP

• NGINX Unit should run PHP without needing S6 Overlay or Supervisor
• Container health should accurately be reported

Resources:
There is a fantastic video by Chris Fidao on this subject: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ek0-mLZDbo

💯 How do we validate the problem is solved?

• Users can run this new variation on hosts like Fly.io
• Users can execute our Laravel Automations script (like we currently have with our images)

[jaydrogers]

This is available in our V3 beta! #235