Use Docker
As well as using the native installation path to set up a system with all the requirements to run Adobe Commerce or Magento Open Source, you can also use Docker, either with a custom project or using an existing solution. There are several advantages in using Docker instead of a native set up:
It is generally easier to set up a Docker-based development environment than a native one.
Reproducing the same environment in another machine is just a matter of copying a
Dockerfileand/ordocker-compose.ymlfiles to it and building new containers from them.It allows you to replicate the same set up that you have in production inside a container.
You can have different containers with different configurations for extensive testing.
The following two scenarios describe when a Docker-based environment is most useful:
For demos, Commerce Cloud compatibility testing, and basic development we recommend Magento Cloud Docker. See Cloud Docker Development.
For development, aside from Magento Cloud Docker, there are several community projects that provide a Docker environment suitable for coding, like Docker Magento and Magento2Docker. Refer to each project's documentation for more details.
