Setting Up a Drupal Development Environment with DDEV

📰 Dev.to · Sarah Siqueira

Learn to set up a Drupal development environment using DDEV and streamline your local development workflow

intermediate Published 24 Mar 2026

Action Steps

Install DDEV on your local machine using the installation instructions provided on the DDEV website
Configure a new DDEV project by running the command 'ddev config' and following the prompts
Initialize a Drupal project within DDEV by running 'ddev composer create-drupal-project'
Start the DDEV container by running 'ddev start' to access your Drupal project
Test your Drupal project by accessing it through the provided URL

Who Needs to Know This

Developers and DevOps engineers can benefit from using DDEV to simplify the setup of local development environments for Drupal projects, improving collaboration and efficiency

Key Insight

💡 DDEV simplifies the process of setting up local development environments for Drupal projects, making it easier to develop, test, and deploy