Updates and Fixes

This release is a long time coming and mainly focusses on getting Dusty working with PHP 7.4 and also replaces MySQL with MariaDB for database management.

Additional Work

• Updated WordPress version.
• Updated Composer dependency versions.
• Fixed DotEnv integration.
• Updated README with more accurate usage and installation information.

To Do:

• Create basic CI pipeline.
• Add some unit tests.
• Make use of static analysis.

SSL and MySQL Improvements

This release improves Dusty in a few areas based on real world testing:

• It adds SSL support to the Docker config.
• It improves the MySQL setup so SQL files can be easily passed between the container and localhost.
• It adds more information to the README about how Dusty works and how it is configured.

Private Repos

This release extends the README documentation to explain how to use private repositories with Composer and Docker.

It also adds a new SSH keys volume to the Docker compose config so keys will persist even if containers are deleted.

Dusty is Born

Dusty is a lightweight implementation of WordPress using Composer and Docker to create an easy to manage development environment in seconds.

It also allows PHP developers to easily integrate the vast array of libraries available via Composer and Packagist into WordPress.

Core Features:

• Docker Compose
• Composer
• DotEnv
• Yoast SEO
• Advanced Custom Fields
• WP Salts Generator

Next Steps:

• Upgrade to DotEnv 3
• Extend Documentation