Local Development
Local Magento development: DDEV, Warden, Docker, Valet and other local setups, plus tips for fast and reliable environments.
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https://bougie.tools/
CLI tool that installs multiple PHP versions, manages extensions, and runs native services (MySQL, Redis, Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ) without Docker. Reads composer.json/lock to reproduce vendor/ and includes a Mage-OS starter for one‑command setup.
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https://github.com/ekino/frankenphp-magento2
Ready-to-run Docker setup to spin up FrankenPHP with database, OpenSearch, and RabbitMQ. Includes .env templates, SERVER_NAME configuration, docker compose commands, and /etc/hosts steps to get your project running locally.
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https://github.com/graycoreio/magento2-devcontainer
Run Magento 2 locally with VS Code or instantly in GitHub Codespaces
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https://gist.github.com/postadelmaga/36cc134b136a348834355274a35bcdf3
Compose-based local environment using FrankenPHP (Caddy+PHP), MariaDB, and phpMyAdmin, with HTTPS via nip.io, separate frontend/admin domains, and a one-command installer. Includes security rules in Caddy, Xdebug 3 config for VSCode, and troubleshooting notes for certificates and Linux firewalls.
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https://github.com/run-as-root/magento-2-seeder
Populates dev environments with realistic customers, products, categories, orders, CMS content, cart rules, wishlists, and subscribers via a db:seed CLI. Define seeders in PHP/JSON/YAML or generate with Faker using dependency resolution, locale/seed options, and a --fresh cleanup.
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https://github.com/jellesiderius/mage-db-sync
Downloads and sanitizes remote databases over SSH, then imports and configures them locally to mirror production or staging in minutes. Built on Magerun2 and can optionally handle WordPress.
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https://github.com/magenx/Magento-2-docker-configuration
Deploy secure, flexible and reusable docker infrastructure for Magento 2 in a matter of seconds.
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https://github.com/elgentos/magento2-dev-mcp
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Magento 2 development, designed to integrate with AI agents.
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https://www.customgento.com/en/blog/local-development-environments/
Setting up local development environments for Magento 2 is challenging due to its complex service requirements (MySQL, Redis, Opensearch, RabbitMQ). When managing multiple projects with different service versions, you need isolated environments that can be easily configured and managed.
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https://github.com/fballiano/magento2-devenv
devenv it's a powerful development environment based on NixOS. It allows you to have containerized environments without containers or hypervisor or emulation, with native performance on any platform.
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