ddev/ddev
Docker-based local PHP+Node.js web development environments observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
93/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 80
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 44
- age_days: 3500
- days_rel: 58
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 16
Adoption not part of the score
3746 stars · 717 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
DDEV is an open-source CLI tool that provisions Docker-based local development environments for PHP and Node.js web projects with sensible defaults and no Docker expertise required. It supports per-project configuration for PHP versions, web servers, and databases, and is committed to Git so teams share identical environments.
Use cases
- set up a local WordPress development environment in minutes
- run multiple PHP projects locally at the same time with isolated containers
- share a consistent dev environment config with my team via Git
- spin up a local Drupal site without installing PHP and MySQL on my machine
- develop Laravel apps on Windows with WSL2
- test my site against different PHP versions locally
- get a local TYPO3 or Magento development stack quickly
When to choose
- you build PHP or Node.js web applications (especially Drupal, WordPress, Laravel, TYPO3, Magento, Craft CMS)
- you want reproducible, shareable local environments without learning Docker internals
- you need to run many projects concurrently with per-project PHP/database/webserver settings
- you work across macOS, Windows/WSL2, Linux, or Codespaces and want the same workflow everywhere
When to avoid
- you develop non-web software (native apps, Python data science, Go services) with no PHP/Node web stack
- you need production hosting or orchestration rather than local development
- you already have a mature custom Docker Compose setup your team prefers
- you cannot run Docker on your machine
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
developer-tools cli container-runtime deployment configuration-management developer-tools web-development self-hosted windows cli cross-platform local-development docker-compose php nodejs drupal wordpress laravel typo3 magento wsl2 development-environment containers command-line macos linux docker
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/ddev/ddev · fetched 2026-08-28 · e2f9a5d935f3
- homepage: https://ddev.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · b4d5ee6f25cb
- site_page: https://ddev.com/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 706994a59239
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ddev/ddev | main | 93 |
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