Lando is a free, open source, cross-platform, local development environment and DevOps tool built on Docker container technology and developed by Tandem. Designed to work with most major languages, frameworks and services, Lando provides an easy way for developers of all skill levels to specify simple or complex requirements for their projects, and then quickly get to work on them.
The lando file can be used to run any existing drupal 8 sites locally.
- Copy .lando.yml file in your project root.
- Using terminal, from project root, hit ->
lando start. - To import database, use
lando db-import /path/to/datbase. - Now, in your settings.local.php, change database details as follows:
if (!defined('LANDO_INFO') && isset($_ENV['LANDO_INFO'])) {
define('LANDO_INFO', json_decode($_ENV['LANDO_INFO'], TRUE));
}
// When using lando.
if (defined('LANDO_INFO')) {
// One of "internal" or "external". Usually, "internal".
define('LANDO_DATABASE', 'internal');
$databases['default']['default'] = array(
'database' => LANDO_INFO['database']['creds']['database'],
'username' => LANDO_INFO['database']['creds']['user'],
'password' => LANDO_INFO['database']['creds']['password'],
'prefix' => '',
'host' => LANDO_INFO['database'][LANDO_DATABASE . '_connection']['host'],
'port' => LANDO_INFO['database'][LANDO_DATABASE . '_connection']['port'],
'namespace' => 'Drupal\\Core\\Database\\Driver\\mysql',
'driver' => 'mysql',
);
}
- Hit
lando drush cr. - Hit
lando infoto get local site url. - Load the site.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| lando config | Displays the lando configuration |
| lando destroy | Destroys your app |
| lando info | Prints info about your app |
| lando init | Initializes code for use with lando |
| lando list | Lists all running lando apps and containers |
| lando logs | Displays logs for your app |
| lando poweroff | Spins down all lando related containers |
| lando rebuild | Rebuilds your app from scratch, preserving data |
| lando restart | Restarts your app |
| lando share | Shares your local site publicly |
| lando ssh | Drops into a shell on a service, runs commands |
| lando start | Starts your app |
| lando stop | Stops your app |
| lando version | Displays the lando version |
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| --channel | Sets the update channel |
| --clear | Clears the lando tasks cache |
| --experimental | Activates experimental features |
| --help | Shows lando or delegated command help if applicable |
| --verbose, -v | Runs with extra verbosity |
| Example | Description |
|---|---|
| lando start | Run lando start |
| lando rebuild --help | Get help about using the lando rebuild command |
| lando destroy -y -vvv | Run lando destroy non-interactively and with maximum verbosity |
| lando --clear | Clear the lando tasks cache |
You need at least one command before moving on
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| lando composer | Runs composer commands |
| lando config | Displays the lando configuration |
| lando db-export [file] | Exports database from a service into a file |
| lando db-import | Imports a dump file into database service |
| lando destroy | Destroys your app |
| lando info | Prints info about your app |
| lando init | Initializes code for use with lando |
| lando list | Lists all running lando apps and containers |
| lando logs | Displays logs for your app |
| lando mysql | Drops into a MySQL shell on a database service |
| lando php | Runs php commands |
| lando poweroff | Spins down all lando related containers |
| lando rebuild | Rebuilds your app from scratch, preserving data |
| lando restart | Restarts your app |
| lando share | Shares your local site publicly |
| lando ssh | Drops into a shell on a service, runs commands |
| lando start | Starts your app |
| lando stop | Stops your app |
| lando version | Displays the lando version |
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| --channel | Sets the update channel |
| --clear | Clears the lando tasks cache |
| --experimental | Activates experimental features |
| --help | Shows lando or delegated command help if applicable |
| --verbose, -v | Runs with extra verbosity |
| Example | Description |
|---|---|
| lando start | Run lando start |
| lando rebuild --help | Get help about using the lando rebuild command |
| lando destroy -y -vvv | Run lando destroy non-interactively and with maximum verbosity |
| lando --clear | Clear the lando tasks cache |
You need at least one command before moving on