# ddev/ddev

Docker-based local PHP+Node.js web development environments

Repository: https://github.com/ddev/ddev
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ddev
Homepage: https://ddev.com
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: drupal, wordpress, development, docker, macos, linux, windows, typo3, php, mariadb, local-development, ddev, magento, magento2, laravel, backdrop, craftcms, moodle, nodejs
Last push: 2026-08-26T21:22:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 93/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 80, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3500, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 58, "gap_med": 44, "n_releases_24m": 16}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3746, forks 717 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:16.082627+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, cli, container-runtime, deployment, configuration-management
- domain: developer-tools, web-development, self-hosted
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: local-development, docker-compose, php, nodejs, drupal, wordpress, laravel, typo3, magento, wsl2, development-environment, containers, command-line, macos, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- ddev/ddev (main) score 93

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:16.082627+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:29:02.692171+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ddev/ddev (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:16.082627+00:00, sha e2f9a5d935f3)
  - homepage: https://ddev.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:24:15.968246+00:00, sha b4d5ee6f25cb)
  - site_page: https://ddev.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T09:24:15.981858+00:00, sha 706994a59239)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.