How to Install and Set Up Drupal CMS Using DDEV

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Digital Beings published a step-by-step guide explaining how to install and set up the new Drupal CMS using DDEV, an open-source tool for managing local web development environments with Docker.

The tutorial begins by introducing DDEV and guiding users through its installation. To confirm DDEV is installed, users are instructed to run ddev --version in the terminal. The setup process for Drupal CMS starts by creating a project folder and navigating into it. Users then initialize a DDEV project with the command ddev config --project-type=drupal11 --docroot=web specifying Drupal 11 as the project type and the web folder as the document root.

Next, the project is started with ddev start. Drupal CMS is installed using Composer through the command ddev composer create drupal/cms. After launching the project with ddev launch, users are taken to the Drupal setup interface. There, they can choose to use a pre-configured content type like “Blog” or skip that step.

The final steps involve naming the site and creating an admin account. After completion, users are directed to the Drupal CMS dashboard, ready to begin building their site.

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Title

Learning How to Install and Set Up the New Drupal CMS Using DDEV

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Date of Publication

02 April 2025

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Digital Beings

Drupal CMS

DDEV

Install

Tutorial

Web Development

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