DDEV Blog: DDEV July 2026: New Screencasts, Partner Perks

DDEV v1.25.3 Released DDEV v1.25.3 is out, with: New Docker Compose library → Improved UX during ddev start and ddev stop ; the separate ~/.ddev/bin/docker-compose binary is no longer needed Way Faster ddev start , ddev stop , and ddev restart → See below MariaDB 12.3 LTS support Podman and Docker rootless are no longer experimental → Both are now stable and ready for general use Node.js improvements → nodejs_version is preserved in .ddev/config.yaml , and you can install several Node.js versions with n install inside the web container See the release announcement and the release notes↗ . Star