Installing Varbase locally with DDEV

DDEV is an open source tool for launching local web development environments in minutes. It supports PHP and other languages.

Learn more about DDEV on the official website: https://ddev.com

DDEV is a development tool!

Note that while you can run DDEV in production, it is highly discouraged, not recommended, and 100% not supported! DON'T DO IT!

Steps to Setup Varbase with DDEV

Install DDEV on your machine. Whether you’re using Linux, Mac, or Windows, there’s a package for you. Follow this guide to install DDEV.

1- Create a folder for a local Varbase project

mkdir my-varbase-project
cd my-varbase-project

2- Configure and Start DDEV in the folder

ddev config --project-type=drupal11 --docroot=docroot
ddev start

3- Create a Varbase Project in DDEV

ddev composer create-project vardot/varbase-project:~10.1.0

Launch the DDEV url in the Default Browser

ddev launch

You’re all set! Enjoy working with Varbase and DDEV!

Check DDEV Status

Verify the status of your DDEV project by running:

ddev status

Quick Install Varbase with DDEV

Varbase Demo

Full installation including demo content and sample data.

ddev install-varbase demo

Full Site

Complete Varbase installation with all components enabled except.

ddev install-varbase full

Minimal Site

Core Varbase installation with all extra components explicitly disabled.

ddev install-varbase minimal

Extra DDEV Configs

Change the name value to your project's name.

Edit the .ddev/config.yaml file

For more information on the DDEV file configuration, read more on

Config Options - DDEV Docsddev.readthedocs.io

Adding DDEV to an existing Varbase project

1. Download config.yaml file and .ddev folder from the Varbase project repository https://github.com/Vardot/varbase-project .

2. Proceed with steps 1, 2, 3, and 4 mentioned above.