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     6  # Get Started with DDEV
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     8  [DDEV](https://github.com/drud/ddev) is an open source tool for launching local PHP development environments in minutes.
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    10  These environments can be extended, version controlled, and shared, so you can take advantage of a Docker workflow without Docker experience or bespoke configuration. Projects can be changed, powered down, or removed just as easily as they’re started.
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    12  ## System Requirements
    13  
    14  === "macOS"
    15  
    16      ### macOS
    17      
    18      Runs natively on ARM64 (Apple Silicon) and AMD64 machines.
    19  
    20      * RAM: 8GB
    21      * Storage: 256GB
    22      * [Colima](https://github.com/abiosoft/colima) or [Docker Desktop](https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop/)
    23      * Docker Desktop requires macOS Catalina (10.15) or higher; Colima runs on older systems
    24  
    25  === "Windows WSL2"
    26      ### Windows WSL2
    27  
    28      * RAM: 8GB
    29      * Storage: 256GB
    30      * [Docker Desktop](https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop/) on the Windows side or [Docker CE](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu/) inside WSL2
    31      * Ubuntu or an Ubuntu-derived distro is recommended, though others may work fine
    32  
    33  === "Traditional Windows"
    34  
    35      ### Traditional Windows
    36  
    37      * Any recent edition of Windows Home or Windows Pro.
    38      * RAM: 8GB
    39      * Storage: 256GB
    40      * [Docker Desktop](https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop/) using the WSL2 backend
    41  
    42  === "Linux"
    43  
    44      ### Linux
    45  
    46      Most distros and most versions work fine, on both AMD64 and ARM64 architectures.
    47  
    48      * RAM: 8GB
    49      * Storage: 256GB
    50  
    51  === "Gitpod"
    52  
    53      ### Gitpod
    54  
    55      With [Gitpod](https://www.gitpod.io) you don’t install anything; you only need a browser and an internet connection.