Exploring Shopware

You can explore any Shopware 6, and even supported Shopware 5 versions, even if you are not a technical person. Just follow these easy steps to get started.

This page does also explain you a bit more about the technology and troubleshooting.

1

Install Docker

Install Docker on your system. Please see this page: Docker Setup

2

Start Dockware Image

Now that you have Docker installed and running, it's time to start a new container. Containers are running instances of an image in Docker.

A single image contains multiple versions, which is called tags. You need the image dockware/shopware. The tag is the Shopware version. Enter the following line in your terminal to start a new Shopware 6.6.10.2, that exposes port 80. Port 80 is the HTTP port. Because of this, you can then open Shopware with http://localhost in your browser.

docker run -p 80:80 dockware/shopware:6.7.2.2

Image versions are first downloaded to your local computer before they are started. This might take a bit the first time, but once downloaded, it's really super fast the next time.

Congratulations, you now have a Shopware running. Please see this page for default credentials, in case you need it: Default Credentials

Please note, that for installing older Shopware versions (< 6.6.x) you need to use our old images. This means if you were prompted that the image was not found, you try using either a non-existing image (like 6.5.9.13). In this case, please use dockware/play:x.x.x.x.

3

Delete Dockware Image

If you want to delete the docker container, be it for a fresh installation or just cleaning up your machine, there is another easy command to do so. Because we have started the Docker container in an synchronous way, we have to cancel your terminal command, usually by using something like CTRL+C, to be able to enter a new command. Or we can just add a new terminanl window or tab.

Use these commands to easily and manually delete (any) running containers. Keep in mind, if you ever get something like "port already used" when starting a container, it also means an old container is still blocking the port. Just delete all containers.

// show all containers
docker ps -a
// now pick the ID of the container you want to remove
docker rm -f (id)

That's it, your container is now successfully removed.