On the recordRead 8 Oct 202623 facts
Docksal
On the record
- Audience
- The product is presented as a web development environment, with starter stacks and tools for developers working with CMSs and frameworks such as Drupal, WordPress, and Laravel.docksal.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Automation
- Custom commands can use any interpreter, and the product site describes automating builds, theme packaging, and deployments to development, staging, or CI servers.docksal.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Built-in tools
- Project stacks include tools such as Composer, PHP Code Sniffer, PHP CLI, Node, npm, Ruby, Bundler, and Python; PHP, Drupal, and WordPress development also gets Drush, Drupal Console, and WP-CLI.docs.docksal.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- CLI
- Its command line tool, fin, manages Docksal components.docs.docksal.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- CMS boilerplates
- The product site lists boilerplates for Drupal, WordPress, Laravel, Magento, Grav, Gatsby, Hugo, and JAM.docksal.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- CMS starter projects
- The official site lists boilerplates for Drupal, WordPress, Laravel, Magento, Grav, Gatsby, Hugo, and JAM.docksal.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Command line
- Docksal includes the `fin` command-line tool to manage its components.docs.docksal.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Development tools
- Project stacks include Composer, PHP Code Sniffer, php-cli, Node, npm, Ruby, Bundler, Python, Drush, Drupal Console, and WP-CLI.docs.docksal.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Hosting integrations
- The documentation lists integrations and tools including Acquia BLT, Pantheon Terminus, Platform.sh, and Cloudflare Tunnel.docs.docksal.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Documentation lists tools and integrations including Acquia BLT, Behat, Cloudflare Tunnel, Composer, Drush, Pantheon Terminus, Platform.sh, WP-CLI, Xdebug, and ngrok.docs.docksal.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Operating systems
- The installation pages describe macOS, Linux, and Windows support, using Docker Desktop or VirtualBox where specified.docksal.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Permissions
- The installer requires administrative privileges to install fin, configure networking, and make operating-system-specific changes.docs.docksal.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Project isolation
- Projects are separated, can use different stack requirements and service versions, and can be managed independently.docs.docksal.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Project model
- The product site describes Docksal as a collective effort by contributors and supporters, and lists maintainers and developer advocates rather than a company headquarters or founding date.docksal.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Docksal defines and manages web development environments using Docker and Docker Compose to create containerized project environments.docs.docksal.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Quick setup
- The documentation says a zero-configuration AMP stack can be running with two commands.docs.docksal.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Security and networking
- On Windows and Linux, Docksal routes all DNS queries through its DNS resolver by default; the documentation describes fallback to the host's next configured DNS server if Docksal's VM or DNS service is down.docs.docksal.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Services
- Built-in support includes Apache Solr, Varnish, Memcache, Selenium, and Behat, and other services can be added as Docker containers.docs.docksal.io · read 8 Oct 2026
