How to create proper .lando.yml custom file? - docker

Question

is there any way how to create a proper, really custom .lando.yml file so it will not use any recipe? How do I specify "just give me Apache, MariaDB, PHP" in Lando?
I tried this
# The name of the app
name: mariadb
# Give me http://mariadb.lndo.site and https://mariadb.lndo.site
proxy:
html:
- mariadb.lndo.site
# Set up my services
services:
# Set up a basic webserver running the latest nginx with ssl turned on
html:
type: nginx
ssl: true
webroot: www
# Spin up a mariadb container called "database"
# NOTE: "database" is arbitrary, you could just as well call this "db" or "kanye"
database:
# Use mariadb version 10.1
type: mariadb:10.1
# Optionally allow access to the database at localhost:3307
# You will need to make sure port 3307 is open on your machine
#
# You can also set `portforward: true` to have Lando dynamically assign
# a port. Unlike specifying an actual port setting this to true will give you
# a different port every time you restart your app
portforward: 3307
# Optionally set the default db credentials
#
# Note: You will need to `lando destroy && lando start` to change these if you've
# already started your app
# See: https://docs.devwithlando.io/tutorials/lando-info.html
creds:
user: mariadb
password: mariadb
database: mariadb
# Optionally load in all the mariadb config files in the config directory
# This is relative to the app root
# NOTE: these files need to end in .cnf
config:
confd: config
but after lando start I am getting a ERROR: No such service: appserver error and the documentation for this is extremely confusing.
Thanks.

Answer 1

You'll want to look at the Building a Custom Stack section of the lando custom project page.
I won't do your entire project, but the basics are as follows:
# LAMP stack example
name: lamp
proxy:
appserver:
- lamp.lndo.site # Allows you to access the site at http[s]://lamp.lndo.site
# This may actually get done automatically
services: # Define your services
appserver: # Create a web server container
type: php:5.3 # Specify what version of php to use
via: apache # This could be nginx, should you choose so
webroot: www # Specify webroot
config: # If you want to add/edit
server: config/apache/lamp.conf # Use an alternate apache config file
conf: path/from/app/root/php.ini # Alter php configuration with a custom file
database: # Create a database server container
type: mysql
portforward: 3308
creds: # Specify what creds/db to use
user: lamp
password: lamp
database: lamp
tooling: # These toolings allow you to connect land <command> to the appropriate containers
composer: # Call with "lando composer..."
service: appserver
description: Run composer commands
cmd: composer --ansi
php: # Call with "lando php..."
service: appserver
mysql: # Call with "lando mysql..."
user: root
service: database
description: Drop into a MySQL shell