Symfony 6.4 Fast Track Demo

A demo Symfony 6.4 application based on The Symfony Fast Track Book. It features a full-stack Symfony setup with Docker, PostgreSQL, Messenger, Mailer, and more.

📦 Features

• Symfony 6.4 (LTS)
• Docker-based local dev environment
• PostgreSQL via Docker
• Mailer with Mailpit for testing email delivery
• Symfony Flex, MakerBundle, Twig, API Platform (optional)
• Configuration via .env
• Environment-ready for production

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🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/your-username/symfony-fast-track-demo.git
cd symfony-fast-track-demo

2. Start Docker containers

Make sure Docker is running on your machine, then:

docker compose up -d

This will start:

• Symfony app
• PostgreSQL
• Mailpit (for email viewing)

📌 If you get an error like:

Cannot connect to the Docker daemon...

make sure Docker Desktop is running.

⚙️ Configuration

Environment variables

Copy the example environment file:

cp .env .env.local

Edit database DSN if needed:

DATABASE_URL="pgsql://symfony:symfony@db:5432/app?serverVersion=15&charset=utf8"

🗃️ Database Setup

Run database migrations:

docker compose exec php bin/console doctrine:database:create
docker compose exec php bin/console doctrine:migrations:migrate

(Optional) Load fixtures:

docker compose exec php bin/console doctrine:fixtures:load

📬 Mailer with Mailpit

Emails sent by Symfony are captured by Mailpit.

URL: http://localhost:8025

Send a test email:

docker compose exec php bin/console app:send-test-email

🧪 Useful Commands

docker compose exec php bash                  # Enter app container
docker compose exec php bin/console list      # View Symfony commands
docker compose exec php bin/phpunit           # Run tests (if configured)

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📚 Reference

This project follows the official guide:

📖 Symfony Fast Track Book (6.4)

🤝 Credits

Symfony Core Team

Contributors to the book and documentation

Mailpit for local email testing

🛡 License

MIT — feel free to use, modify, and distribute.