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donkeysmood/varbase-project
===========================

Project template for Varbase distribution - Donkeys Fork.

9.0.3(4y ago)07GPL-2.0-or-laterPHP

Since Aug 22Pushed 4y agoCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/donkeysmood/varbase-project)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/donkeysmood/varbase-project)[ RSS](/packages/donkeysmood-varbase-project/feed)WikiDiscussions 9.0.x Synced 4w ago

READMEChangelogDependencies (11)Versions (84)Used By (0)

[![Vardot](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/83df50aaee63a27e09ef09eb90485d5c6d15c32df9baa02d4c4277d58b0c6002/68747470733a2f2f636972636c6563692e636f6d2f67682f566172646f742f766172626173652f747265652f392e302e782e7376673f7374796c653d736869656c64)](https://app.circleci.com/pipelines/github/Vardot/varbase/403/workflows/867137b5-171a-4fd7-a204-94e7ac3e50a6) Varbase 9.0.3

[![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/bf5d3996e993a9f9a8c81c61d91e18f8bf8bdf7b54579aab1b9dc5b2f59ccd7e/68747470733a2f2f7777772e64727570616c2e6f72672f66696c65732f7374796c65732f677269642d332f7075626c69632f70726f6a6563742d696d616765732f4d656469756d2d4c6f676f253230436f6c6f722532307769746825323070616464696e672e706e67)](http://www.drupal.org/project/varbase)

Varbase Project
===============

[](#varbase-project)

Project template for [Varbase distribution](http://www.drupal.org/project/varbase).

Create a Varbase project with [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/download/):
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

[](#create-a-varbase-project-with-composer)

To install the most recent stable release of Varbase 9.0.x run this command:

```
composer create-project Vardot/varbase-project:~9 PROJECT_DIR_NAME --no-dev --no-interaction

```

To install the dev version of Varbase 9.0.x run this command:

```
composer create-project vardot/varbase-project:9.0.x-dev PROJECT_DIR_NAME --stability dev --no-interaction

```

[Create a new Vartheme sub theme for a project](https://github.com/Vardot/varbase/tree/9.0.x/scripts/README.md)
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[](#create-a-new-vartheme-sub-theme-for-a-project)

[Automated Functional Testing](https://github.com/Vardot/varbase/blob/9.0.x/tests/README.md)
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[](#automated-functional-testing)

[Varbase 9.0.x Developer Guide](https://docs.varbase.vardot.com)
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[](#varbase-90x-developer-guide)

[CHANGELOG for Varbase](https://github.com/Vardot/varbase/blob/9.0.x/CHANGELOG.md)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[](#changelog-for-varbase)

[Varbase Gherkin features](https://github.com/Vardot/varbase/blob/9.0.x/tests/features/varbase/README.md)
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[](#varbase-gherkin-features)

[Varbase Developer Guide](https://docs.varbase.vardot.com)
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[](#varbase-developer-guide)

[General instructions on how to update Varbase](https://github.com/Vardot/varbase/blob/9.0.x/UPDATE.md)
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[](#general-instructions-on-how-to-update-varbase)

Local development with Lando
----------------------------

[](#local-development-with-lando)

1. Install Lando locally, steps for installing can be found [here](https://docs.lando.dev/basics/installation.html).
2. Run Lando start.

Debugging using Lando
---------------------

[](#debugging-using-lando)

- xDebug is enabled on Lando by default for PHP debugging.
- The debugger is set to listen for the port 9003 but can be changed in .lando/.php.ini

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Sponsored and developed by [Vardot](https://www.drupal.org/vardot).

###  Health Score

32

—

LowBetter than 71% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity79

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 95.8% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~20 days

Recently: every ~61 days

Total

84

Last Release

1528d ago

Major Versions

8.8.7 → 9.0.0-alpha12020-10-19

8.8.8 → 9.0.0-rc12020-12-08

8.8.9 → 9.0.0-rc22021-03-23

8.8.x-dev → 9.0.02021-06-29

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/96149241fbfff696f806329878e8ae30da81ed844b063b0cc972c6002abdebb8?d=identicon)[donkeysmood](/maintainers/donkeysmood)

---

Top Contributors

[![Natshah](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1641992?v=4)](https://github.com/Natshah "Natshah (293 commits)")[![moerazem](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/122433?v=4)](https://github.com/moerazem "moerazem (4 commits)")[![donkeysbe](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/71030539?v=4)](https://github.com/donkeysbe "donkeysbe (3 commits)")[![mhawwari](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/24294533?v=4)](https://github.com/mhawwari "mhawwari (3 commits)")[![kartagis](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1607518?v=4)](https://github.com/kartagis "kartagis (2 commits)")[![josebc](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/9332967?v=4)](https://github.com/josebc "josebc (1 commits)")

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