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Typo3 Ddev

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  • 33 repo stars
  • Updated July 27, 2026
  • dirnbauer/webconsulting-skills

Set up and run DDEV for TYPO3, resolving backend URLs from config and testing extensions across TYPO3 11 through 14 locally.

About

This skill sets up and operates DDEV for TYPO3 extension development, including URL schemes, container commands, and multi-version testing. A developer uses it when running ddev commands, accessing the TYPO3 backend locally, or testing across TYPO3 versions.

  • Deterministic DDEV URL scheme read from .ddev/config.yaml, never guessed
  • Multi-version TYPO3 (11/12/13/14) local setup and testing via ddev commands

Typo3 Ddev by the numbers

  • 103 all-time installs (skills.sh)
  • Ranked #543 of 1,435 DevOps & CI/CD skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
  • Data as of Jul 29, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
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Last updatedJuly 27, 2026
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What it does

Set up and run DDEV for TYPO3, resolving backend URLs from config and testing extensions across TYPO3 11 through 14 locally.

Files

SKILL.mdMarkdownGitHub ↗

TYPO3 DDEV Setup Skill

CRITICAL: URL Scheme

NEVER guess URLs. Read `name:` from `.ddev/config.yaml`, then apply subdomain pattern:

https://v{VERSION}.{sitename}.ddev.site/typo3/ — e.g., https://v14.my-ext.ddev.site/typo3/

Landing: https://{sitename}.ddev.site/ · Docs: https://docs.{sitename}.ddev.site/

Each version has an Apache vhost (/var/www/html/v{VERSION}) via additional_hostnames. Never infer URLs from directory listings.

Credentials: admin / Joh316!!

Container Priority

1. .ddev/ exists → ddev exec 2. docker-compose.ymldocker compose exec 3. System tools only if no container. Always use project's configured PHP.

In-container file edits: docker cp in, ddev exec — not heredocs/php -r. See references/container-file-editing.md.

Quick Start

ddev start && ddev install-all    # All versions (11/12/13/14)
ddev install-v14                  # v14.3 LTS (default / gold standard)
ddev install-v13                  # v13.4 LTS

Database Selection

MariaDB 10.11 (default) · SQLite (simple, no SQL) · PostgreSQL 16 (GIS) · MySQL 8.0 (Oracle parity). See references/advanced-options.md.

PHP Management

php_version: "8.2" in config.yaml. Upgrade via .ddev/web-build/Dockerfile (apt-get dist-upgrade). Custom settings: .ddev/php/custom.ini. See references/0003-php-version-management.md.

TYPO3 Version Differences

v12v13v14.3 LTS
Setupinstall:setup --use-existing-databasesetupsetup
ActivationAuto (Composer)extension:setupextension:setup
composer.jsonoptionaloptionalrequired (classic mode, #108310)
Default themebootstrap-packagebootstrap-packageCamino (#108539)
Fluid2.x4.x5.x strict (#108148)
CKEditor41–4241–4247

See references/typo3-12-cli-changes.md.

Post-Setup Verification

ddev status, ddev describe, ddev exec -d /var/www/html/v13 vendor/bin/typo3 extension:list --active. See references/post-setup-verification.md.

Optional Services & Commands

  • Valkey 8 (default) or Redis 7: references/0001-valkey-default-with-redis-alternative.md
  • Ofelia scheduler: TYPO3 scheduler automation
  • ddev generate-makefile / ddev generate-index / ddev docs
  • ddev xdebug on · cache flush: see Troubleshooting

Extension Naming

Hyphens for composer (nr-llm), underscores for TYPO3 key (nr_llm). Source: composer.json name.

Troubleshooting

IssueSolution
Port conflictrouter_http_port: "8080" / router_https_port: "8443"
Database existsddev mysql -e "DROP DATABASE v13; CREATE DATABASE v13;"
Extension not foundddev exec -d /var/www/html/v13 vendor/bin/typo3 cache:flush
Windows health checkAdd /phpstatus endpoint with php-fpm.sock
PCOV/pecl failsapt-get install php${PHP_VERSION}-pcov
PHP settings ignoredPlace in .ddev/php/custom.ini
Full cleanupddev delete --omit-snapshot --yes then remove Docker volumes

References

TopicFile
Prerequisitesreferences/prerequisites-validation.md
Quick startreferences/quickstart.md
Advanced optionsreferences/advanced-options.md
Post-setupreferences/post-setup-verification.md
Branding/landing pagereferences/index-page-generation.md
ADR Referencesreferences/{0001,0002,0003}-*.md
Windowsreferences/windows-fixes.md, references/windows-optimizations.md
Docs renderingreferences/documentation-rendering.md
Troubleshootingreferences/troubleshooting.md

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Credits & Attribution

This skill is based on the excellent work by [Netresearch DTT GmbH](https://www.netresearch.de/).

Original repository: https://github.com/netresearch/typo3-ddev-skill

Copyright (c) Netresearch DTT GmbH — Methodology and best practices (MIT / CC-BY-SA-4.0)

Special thanks to Netresearch DTT GmbH for their generous open-source contributions to the TYPO3 community, which helped shape this skill collection. Adapted by webconsulting.at for this skill collection

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