# Varying-Vagrant-Vagrants/VVV

An open source Vagrant configuration for developing with WordPress

Repository: https://github.com/Varying-Vagrant-Vagrants/VVV
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vvv
Homepage: https://varyingvagrantvagrants.org
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: vvv, wordpress, vagrant, varying-vagrant-vagrants
Last push: 2026-06-08T10:43:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 62/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 86, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5012, "days_push": 86, "days_rel": 469, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4525, forks 821 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:52.850434+00:00)

## What it is
VVV (Varying Vagrant Vagrants) is an open-source Vagrant configuration that provisions a complete local Linux development environment for WordPress and PHP applications. It bundles WordPress, WP-CLI, nginx, MariaDB, PHP, and common dev tools into a reproducible VM managed via `vagrant up`.

## Use cases
- set up a local WordPress development environment
- develop WordPress themes and plugins locally
- contribute to WordPress core
- spin up a sandboxed PHP dev server with nginx and MariaDB
- create reproducible dev environments with Vagrant
- run multiple WordPress sites on one local VM

## When to choose
- you want a batteries-included, pre-configured WordPress dev stack
- you contribute to WordPress core and need WordPress Develop
- you prefer VM isolation over installing PHP/MySQL on your host
- you want declarative site configuration via config.yml

## When to avoid
- you prefer lightweight tools like Docker Compose, LocalWP, or wp-env
- your project is not WordPress/PHP focused
- you need native Apple Silicon support without Docker (VirtualBox is unsupported on ARM Macs)
- you want a production hosting solution rather than a dev environment

## Facets
- artifact type: infra-config
- maturity: active
- function: infrastructure-as-code, developer-tools, web-framework, deployment, configuration-management
- domain: web-development, developer-tools, self-hosted, cms
- platform: windows, cross-platform, cli
- tags: vagrant, wordpress, local-development, virtual-machine, php, nginx, mariadb, dev-environment, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- Varying-Vagrant-Vagrants/VVV (main) score 62

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:52.850434+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 2026-08-29T18:20:15.355826+00:00, confidence not recorded.
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  - homepage: https://varyingvagrantvagrants.org (fetched 2026-08-29T09:06:21.508529+00:00, sha 842f8a521f34)
  - site_page: https://varyingvagrantvagrants.org/docs/en-US/what-is-vvv (fetched 2026-08-29T09:06:21.511001+00:00, sha f28c0833600d)
  - site_page: https://varyingvagrantvagrants.org/docs/en-US/history (fetched 2026-08-29T09:06:21.512666+00:00, sha f2c2eb747690)
  - site_page: https://varyingvagrantvagrants.org/docs/en-US/governance (fetched 2026-08-29T09:06:21.514519+00:00, sha c07125a06f58)
  - site_page: https://varyingvagrantvagrants.org/docs/en-US/contribute (fetched 2026-08-29T09:06:21.516415+00:00, sha 0cd4dc01a5ba)
  - site_page: https://varyingvagrantvagrants.org/docs/en-US/code-of-conduct (fetched 2026-08-29T09:06:21.518048+00:00, sha 7fe7a35afbff)
  - site_page: https://varyingvagrantvagrants.org/docs/en-US (fetched 2026-08-29T09:06:21.519664+00:00, sha fb24496df335)
  - site_page: https://varyingvagrantvagrants.org/docs/en-US/installation (fetched 2026-08-29T09:06:21.521094+00:00, sha 9aefc3a4e02f)
  - site_page: https://varyingvagrantvagrants.org/docs/en-US/references/basic-usage (fetched 2026-08-29T09:06:21.522942+00:00, sha aad8fb8e9c13)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.