Developing Locally with ServerPress’ DesktopServer
It's more than a tool, it's a workflow
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Who am I
Dustin Leer
I am a freelance designer and front-end developer. I also run wildcanon.com.
You can find me on
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We build teh internets!
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You do have other options
These are only a few, but I want to focus on ServerPress’ Desktop Server
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You do have other options
~ cd vagrant-local
Requires Vagrant & VirtualBox installs
Super powerful
Command line based
Creates virtual unbuntu boxes
Customizable enviroments
Can replace MAMP/XAMPP
~ /vagrant-local vagrant up
~ Your virtual evironment is running
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You do have other options
Mac application
Acts as a GUI on top of Vagrant
Generates it's own file types
Not meant for complex systems
Runs Vagrant environment
Vagrant manager
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You do have other options
You're not limited to just WordPress
You do need to be a technical to set up the LAMP stack.
I have used MAMP + Virtual Host X + SequelPro
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Can configure the Mac’s web server settings.
Works with MAMP, XAMPP, & Apple's built-in web server
Installs a local server environment
A GUI for your local server environment
Accesses your local & remote MySQL databases
Sequel Pro thinks pancakes are delicious and so do I
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Oh four! I mean five! I mean fire!
Why use DesktopServer
- You can't figure out Varying Vagrant Vagrants
- You want something easy to use for your local development
- You just started doing local development for the first time
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It can help you save time
- Get a WordPress environment in setup in seconds
- Save your preferred WordPress settings and plugins to a blueprint file
- Easily use version control with it
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How DesktopServer changed my workflow
Instead of cowboy coding I now work locally and then deploy without the use of FTP software.
I've brought Git into to my workflow through GitHub.
I can spin up a complete WordPress environment in less than a minute.
I now have blueprints that will setup WordPress with my "perfect" settings and plugins.
By no means am I an expert on DesktopServer, I am constantly learning.
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My DesktopServer Workflow
- ServerPress’ Desktop Server
- WordPress
- ATOM/Sublime Text
- GitHub
- WP Migrate DB Pro by Delicious Brains
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Demo Time
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Slides can be found at wcscranton.dustinleer.com