How to install Laravel 9 with Docker. This is the command: curl -s https://laravel.build/example | sh, but when I do it it installs version 11 for me

I want to install Laravel 9 with sail, but when I execute: curl -s "https://laravel.build/example-app" | sh , the command installs Laravel 11.

Is there a command that allows me to specify which version I want to install?

A command equivalent to this: composer create-project laravel/laravel:^9.0 example-app

I tried this: curl -s "https://laravel.build/devjobs" | sh , but this command installs Laravel 11, I want to install Laravel 9.

When you access the URL https://laravel.build/example-app, you can view the bash script to install laravel. The command laravel new example-app will install the latest laravel since that is what laravel new does. Check this docs for reference

What you can do is either create your own bash script and change laravel new example-app to composer create-project laravel/laravel:^9.0 example-app OR manually run commands create-project, install sail etc.

For reference you can do the following:

Assuming that you are in linux with docker installed, create a laravel9.sh file with the following contents

docker info > /dev/null 2>&1

# Ensure that Docker is running...
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    echo "Docker is not running."

    exit 1
fi

docker run --rm \
    --pull=always \
    -v "$(pwd)":/opt \
    -w /opt \
    laravelsail/php82-composer:latest \
    bash -c "create-project laravel/laravel:^9.0 example-app --no-interaction && cd example-app && php ./artisan sail:install --with=mysql,redis,meilisearch,mailpit,selenium "

cd example-app

# Allow build with no additional services..
if [ "mysql redis meilisearch mailpit selenium" == "none" ]; then
    ./vendor/bin/sail build
else
    ./vendor/bin/sail pull mysql redis meilisearch mailpit selenium
    ./vendor/bin/sail build
fi

CYAN='\033[0;36m'
LIGHT_CYAN='\033[1;36m'
BOLD='\033[1m'
NC='\033[0m'

echo ""

if sudo -n true 2>/dev/null; then
    sudo chown -R $USER: .
    echo -e "${BOLD}Get started with:${NC} cd example-app && ./vendor/bin/sail up"
else
    echo -e "${BOLD}Please provide your password so we can make some final adjustments to your application's permissions.${NC}"
    echo ""
    sudo chown -R $USER: .
    echo ""
    echo -e "${BOLD}Thank you! We hope you build something incredible. Dive in with:${NC} cd example-app && ./vendor/bin/sail up"
fi

Make your laravel9.sh file executable

chmod +x laravel9.sh

Execute laravel.sh

./laravel9.sh

This script will do the following:

1. Download PHP 8.2 from Laravel sail's docker profile
2. Install Laravel 9
3. Run other services.

If you are in windows, do what windows do to create executable files (.bat)

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Or you can do the manual commands (without executable, can be done in windows too):

1. Execute docker run on sail:

docker run --rm \
    --pull=always \
    -v "$(pwd)":/opt \
    -w /opt \
    laravelsail/php82-composer:latest \
    bash -c "create-project laravel/laravel:^9.0 example-app --no-interaction && cd example-app && php ./artisan sail:install --with=mysql,redis,meilisearch,mailpit,selenium "

2. Pull other services

cd example-app
./vendor/bin/sail pull mysql redis meilisearch mailpit selenium
./vendor/bin/sail build

2.b If you are in linux, change ownership is needed

sudo chown -R $USER: .

3. Build your assets

./vendor/bin/sail up