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DDEV v1.25.1 Docker Buildx Requirement Why DDEV v1.25.1 requires Docker Buildx, who's affected, and how to resolve configuration issues.

A very few people have had trouble with Docker Buildx in #DDEV v1.25.1. If you're one, here is all the info.
ddev.com/blog/docker-...

05.03.2026 16:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Use `git worktree` with DDEV to run multiple versions of the same site With git worktree it's easy to have multiple versions of your Drupal project checked out into different directories.And DDEV has a special feature to let you have the name of the project be determined...

`git worktree` is fun and easy, and has some nice uses with #DDEV. Here's the recording of my Florida Drupal Camp session on some of the options. You can run the same project in multiple directories for different features or for different AI agents to play in. www.fldrupal.camp/session/use-...

04.03.2026 17:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Using WarpBuild Snapshots to Speed Up DDEV in CI Andrew Berry explains how integrating WarpBuild Snapshots with DDEV reduced repeated dependency installation in CI workflows. By restoring prebuilt environments across parallel GitHub Actions runners, the approach shortened Playwright startup time wh...

Andrew Berry shows how WarpBuild Snapshots speed up DDEV in CI.

By hashing dependency files in GitHub Actions, runners restore prebuilt environments instead of reinstalling Playwright and system packages.

Reported savings: ~24 minutes per commit.

https://bit.ly/40FFM3j

#Drupal #DDEV #CI

03.03.2026 17:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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DDEV Board and Advisory Group Meeting 2026-03-04 Β· ddev Β· Discussion #8197 Meeting time: 2026-03-04, 8am US MT, 4pm CET, here's your time: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=DDEV+Advisory+Group&iso=20260304T08&p1=5472&ah=1 Zoom link: https://us02web...

Tomorrow's #DDEV Board and Advisory Group meeting is at 10am ET 4pm CET, you're invited, full details at github.com/orgs/ddev/di... - This is your chance to know what's going on with DDEV and influence its future. We'd love to have you. The zoom link and calendar link are there. Hope to see you!

03.03.2026 17:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Xdebug in DDEV: Understanding, Debugging, and Troubleshooting Step Debugging Understanding how Xdebug step debugging works, how it's integrated in DDEV, and how to diagnose and fix common connectivity issues.

March 2
IMHO, This is all you need to take away from this blog post from Randy Fay about a new bit of #DDEV functionality: πŸ› οΈ

ddev utility xdebug-diagnose

I suspect this will collectively save folks a gazillion hours. β±οΈπŸ˜…

ddev.com/blog/xdebug-...

02.03.2026 16:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
New DDEV TUI Dashboard!
New DDEV TUI Dashboard! YouTube video by DDEV Foundation

2-minute Demo of the new DDEV "Dashboard" or TUI, 2 minutes! youtu.be/bdfpeq74ewo

26.02.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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DDEV February 2026: v1.25.0 Ships, 72% Market Share, and New Training Posts DDEV v1.25.0 released with improved Windows support and modern defaults, CraftQuest survey shows 72% market share, plus new training posts on Mutagen, Xdebug, and ddev share

If you missed the February #DDEV newsletter, here it is! ddev.com/blog/ddev-fe...

26.02.2026 13:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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DDEV February 2026: v1.25.0 Ships, 72% Market Share, and New Training Posts DDEV v1.25.0 released with improved Windows support and modern defaults, CraftQuest survey shows 72% market share, plus new training posts on Mutagen, Xdebug, and ddev share

Calendar invite with zoom link is in the newsletter, ddev.com/blog/ddev-fe...

25.02.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#DDEV training tomorrow/Thursday: "Git bisect for fun and profit". OK, so it's not really about DDEV. If `git bisect` sounded like a mysterious thing to you, it's easy to use and a powerful debugging tool in your arsenal. Join us at 10am ET/4pm CET, us02web.zoom.us/j/7315692237... passcode 12345

25.02.2026 15:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Xdebug in DDEV: Understanding Step Debugging and Built-In Diagnostics Randy Fay explains how Xdebug step debugging works inside DDEV β€” and why understanding its reverse connection model prevents hours of frustration when things go wrong. His guide walks through Docker networking, IDE listeners, and built-in tools like ...

Xdebug in DDEV usually β€œjust works” β€” until it doesn’t.

Randy Fay explains the reverse connection model, Docker networking layers, and how ddev utility xdebug-diagnose simplifies troubleshooting.

Read:
https://bit.ly/4rHkU7W

#Drupal #DDEV #Xdebug #DevTools

24.02.2026 16:43 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Using WarpBuild to speed up DDEV in CI How Lullabot used WarpBuild's snapshot runners to cut DDEV CI startup time from 4-5 minutes down to 1-2 minutes, saving ~24 minutes of runner cost per commit.

#DDEV and CI! What a combination. See Lullabot wiz (and DDEV Foundation Board Member) Andrew Berry's approach to speeding everything up with WarpBuild - ddev.com/blog/ddev-ci...

24.02.2026 16:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New `ddev share` Provider System: Cloudflare tunnel with no login or token DDEV v1.25.0 introduces a flexible provider system for `ddev share`, adding free Cloudflare tunnel support, automation capabilities, and extensibility for custom sharing solutions.

#ddev just updated its "ddev share" command with more flexibility and power. πŸ’ͺπŸš€

ddev.com/blog/share-p...

Blog post from Randy Fay πŸ› οΈπŸ“

23.02.2026 18:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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DDEV Details Mutagen Functionality and New Debugging Tools DDEV has published a technical overview of how Mutagen improves filesystem performance on macOS and traditional Windows systems, along with new guidance and a diagnostic command for troubleshooting synchronization issues.

DDEV explains how Mutagen boosts filesystem performance on macOS and Windows.

Async sync replaces slow bind mounts, and new tools like ddev utility mutagen-diagnose improve troubleshooting.

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https://bit.ly/4cEHFo8

#DDEV #Drupal #DevOps #Docker

23.02.2026 18:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We are so amazingly proud and thankful to have amazing Stas pushing #DDEV forward and taking care of all the things. In the midst of all the things you have coming your way, take the time to read about this amazing man, maintainer, and his situation.

23.02.2026 14:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Release v1.25.1 Β· ddev/ddev Installation See the installation instructions for details, but it's easy: macOS: brew install ddev/ddev/ddev or just brew upgrade ddev. Linux: Use sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install ddev...

#DDEV v1.25.1 is out! Try the new interactive DDEV TUI - just run `ddev`. Also includes multiple fixes and stability improvements. Upgrade recommended for v1.25.0 users.
github.com/ddev/ddev/re...

23.02.2026 12:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Forum seems to be down, but when I recently looked at it it looked like standard Composer 2.9 problems with security requirements, which can be worked around several ways.

21.02.2026 18:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Portrait-style graphic announcing an interview with Stas Zhuk discussing the future of DDEV, covering maintenance challenges, container runtime diversification, AI-assisted development, and sustaining

Portrait-style graphic announcing an interview with Stas Zhuk discussing the future of DDEV, covering maintenance challenges, container runtime diversification, AI-assisted development, and sustaining

Stas Zhuk reflects on maintaining DDEV @ddev.bsky.social as container runtimes diversify.

In an interview with Alka Elizabeth, he discusses CI fragility, Podman and rootless support, add-on governance, and AI-assisted review.

Read:
https://bit.ly/4aMOaTj

#DDEV #Drupal #OpenSource #DevOps

20.02.2026 17:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
DDEV v1.25 Modular Share Provider Update

DDEV v1.25 Modular Share Provider Update

DDEV v1.25.0 @ddev.bsky.social introduces a modular ddev share provider system.

Developers can now use a built-in Cloudflare Tunnel option β€” no login or token required β€” alongside the default ngrok provider.

Details:
https://bit.ly/4aKbYaw

#DDEV #Drupal #DevOps #OpenSource

19.02.2026 14:12 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We love to hear people's experiences and follow them up, and thousands of people every week use mutagen without (reported) trouble. Your approach is fine, and glad you're happy! Orbstack is wonderful. If anybody does have trouble, let us know!

18.02.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Xdebug in DDEV: Understanding, Debugging, and Troubleshooting Step Debugging Understanding how Xdebug step debugging works, how it's integrated in DDEV, and how to diagnose and fix common connectivity issues.

#DDEV's step-debugging approach to Xdebug is famous because it "just works" about 100% of the time. But what if it doesn't? DDEV now has a sophisticated `ddev utility xdebug-diagnose` to help with that. The blog explains the tool and everything else about DDEV and Xdebug. ddev.com/blog/xdebug-...

18.02.2026 15:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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DDEV Local development environments in seconds. Customize, share, and extend with ease.

When this is a clearer link I'd love to feature it in the newsletter, or have you do a guest post on ddev.com about it, or both! Thanks!

17.02.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mutagen in DDEV: Functionality, Issues, and Debugging Understanding Mutagen's performance benefits, common issues, and how to debug sync problems in DDEV.

People love the webserving speed of #DDEV, working around the macOS Docker problems. For the few times there's friction, we now have `ddev utility mutagen-diagnose` to help sort it out, and here's all the details about the new diagnostic tool and how it works. ddev.com/blog/mutagen...

17.02.2026 14:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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New `ddev share` Provider System: Cloudflare tunnel with no login or token DDEV v1.25.0 introduces a flexible provider system for `ddev share`, adding free Cloudflare tunnel support, automation capabilities, and extensibility for custom sharing solutions.

The beloved #DDEV share feature is even better in v1.25.0. Now there are two providers (now including cloudflared, no account required) and the pre-share hook allows sophisticated things like adjusting the project URL on the fly. Read about it! ddev.com/blog/share-p...

12.02.2026 21:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Promo for DDEV version 1.25.0. Highlights: new per-user Windows installer, default XHGui profiler, PHP 8.4, Node.js 24, MariaDB 11.8, and support for Debian Trixie and Docker Rootless environment.

Promo for DDEV version 1.25.0. Highlights: new per-user Windows installer, default XHGui profiler, PHP 8.4, Node.js 24, MariaDB 11.8, and support for Debian Trixie and Docker Rootless environment.

DDEV v1.25.0 @ddev.bsky.social is now available.

The release adds a Windows installer, XHGui profiling, and modern defaults like PHP 8.4.
A solid update for faster, more flexible local Drupal development.

Read more:
https://bit.ly/4ajEY8I

#Drupal #DDEV #LocalDev #WebDevelopment

10.02.2026 14:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Podman and Docker Rootless in DDEV After years of development, DDEV now supports Podman and Docker Rootless for secure, rootless container development.

#DDEV v1.25.0 has experimental Podman Rootless and Docker Rootless support, especially aimed at Linux users. It's niche, but Stas worked for a year to get us there, using Docker APIs more carefully and completely cleaning out our stack. Huge benefit for the entire project. ddev.com/blog/podman-...

05.02.2026 18:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
DDEV Adds Experimental Support for Podman and Docker Rootless in Version 1.25.0

DDEV Adds Experimental Support for Podman and Docker Rootless in Version 1.25.0

πŸ§ͺ DDEV 1.25.0 @ddev.bsky.social adds experimental support for Podman and Docker Rootless!

Great for Linux/WSL2 setups with strict security, but not ready for mainstream workflows.

Full changelog + runtime notes:
https://bit.ly/3M3JqjX

#DDEV #DockerRootless #Podman #DrupalDev

05.02.2026 12:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
DDEV v1.25.0: Improved Windows Support, Faster Debugging, and Modern Defaults New features and changes in DDEV v1.25.0

Here's an overview of what's in #DDEV major release v1.25.0. So much exciting stuff, from Podman to debugging to Debian Trixie updates, ddev.com/blog/release...

04.02.2026 13:13 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
DDEV v1.25.0: Improved Windows Support, Faster Debugging, and Modern Defaults New features and changes in DDEV v1.25.0

#DDEV v1.25.0 is out! Improved Windows Support, Faster Debugging, and Modern Defaults
ddev.com/blog/release...

03.02.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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DDEV 2025 Year in Review A look back at DDEV's accomplishments, challenges, and growth in 2025

2025 was an impressive year for #DDEV: πŸš€

* 11 releases
* 579 commits
* New Board of Directors
* Evolving add-on ecosystem
* Over 60 contributors

ddev.com/blog/2025-re...

What's in store for 2026, including goals and (incredibly honest) risks: πŸŽ―πŸ’‘ ddev.com/blog/2026-pl...

31.01.2026 16:47 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0