DevPanel

Drupal hosting choices are increasingly tied to who controls the cloud account, not only who manages the site. DevPanel’s post uses that question to frame vendor lock-in as an infrastructure and procurement concern. ...more

Deploying Drupal has traditionally required significant setup effort, from infrastructure provisioning to pipeline configuration. George Bonnici outlines how tools like DevPanel reduce this complexity by providing managed orchestration on existing cloud infrastructure. The result is faster deployment workflows, though with trade-offs in flexibility and control. ...more

A new blog by DevPanel argues that the biggest barrier to learning Drupal isn't complexity, but environment setup. Beginners waste days wrestling with Docker and DDEV before ever modeling content. Tools like DrupalForge.org offer instant, disposable sandboxes that let learners focus on what matters: Drupal’s architecture, not system administration. ...more

James Abraham is experimenting with Claude Code to build a Skill that automates the setup of Drupal projects using GitHub and DDEV. Designed for non-developers, the project targets pain points like .gitignore configuration and setup repetition, with plans to integrate DevPanel and DrupalForge for AI-assisted deployments. ...more

DrupalForge.org now features DrupalPod integration, allowing contributors to launch pre-configured Drupal development environments directly from project issue pages. The update includes browser-based tools, automatic module loading, and Dev Panel session controls to speed up testing and code contributions. ...more

Vinay Gawade reviews DevPanel and DrupalForge in a CiviCRM.org blog post, examining their value for CiviCRM developers. The post outlines how these tools streamline hosting, automate AWS-based infrastructure, and support Drupal-based CiviCRM site deployments. ...more

James Abrahams of FreelyGive Ltd invites developers to test the agentic framework in Drupal AI module 1.1.0 via Drupal Forge, featuring a UI for AI agent creation, sub-five-second site launches and $1 of trial AI credits. ...more

Salim Lakhani, Co-Founder of DevPanel and Drupal Forge, will conduct a hands-on training session at Florida DrupalCamp 2025 on February 21 in Orlando, FL. The session will introduce Drupal Forge, a cloud-based platform for developing, deploying, and managing Drupal sites. Attendees will learn to launch sites in seconds, collaborate in a browser-based IDE, and deploy projects efficiently. The training is open to developers, project managers, and agency owners. ...more

Following the initial launch of Drupal Forge, Darren Oh reports new progress with a developer-focused prototype on drupalforge.org. The prototype, inspired by the Starshot initiative, allows for extended trial periods to support ongoing development efforts. ...more

Drupal Forge, introduced at DrupalCon Portland 2022, aims to provide financial support to project maintainers through subscription-based services. This initiative addresses sustainability challenges in the open-source community by creating new revenue streams for developers. ...more