# Varbase Development

Development Environment Modules and Features, make sure to disable this feature in production.

Install the development tools if you're a developer and you're going to use Varbase to build a new project. This will install several modules that help you build your site, such as [**Devel**](https://www.drupal.org/project/devel), [**Database Logging**](https://www.drupal.org/docs/8/core/modules/dblog/overview), and UI modules such as **View UI**, and Configuration Update Reports.<br>

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*Make sure to uninstall this module before deployment to production sites*.
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## Varbase Development Module

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Varbase development features are bundled through the **Varbase Development** module as part of the **Varbase Core** module.\
GitHub: <https://github.com/Vardot/varbase_core>\
Drupal.org: <https://www.drupal.org/project/varbase_core>&#x20;

After building a project using the `varbase-project` template, you can see the code of the **Varbase Development** module in:
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```
project_directory
|-- docroot
    |-- modules
        |-- contrib
            |-- varbase_core
                |-- contrib
                    |-- modules
                        |-- varbase_development
```

Brings in the following core and contributed modules to your site:

| Module                                                                           | Purpose                                                                          |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <p><strong>Database Logging</strong></p><p><em>(in Drupal core)</em></p>         | Logs system events in the database.                                              |
| <p><strong>Views UI</strong></p><p><em>(in Drupal core)</em></p>                 | Provides a user interface for creating and managing views.                       |
| [**Configuration Update Reports**](https://www.drupal.org/project/config_update) | Adds an updates report and revert functionality to configuration management      |
| [**Devel**](https://www.drupal.org/project/devel)                                | Various blocks, pages, and functions for developers.                             |
| [**Reroute Email**](https://www.drupal.org/project/reroute_email)                | Reroutes emails send from the site to a predefined email. Useful for test sites. |