DDEV v1.24.7: New Windows Installer and MariaDB 11.8 support

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07/21/2025 | Web Development | Estimated reading time : min.

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DDEV 1.24.7 brings a brand new Windows Installer and support for MariaDB 11.8 LTS. WSL2 users in particular benefit from numerous improvements.

The DDEV community has released a new version of its popular local development environment. Version 1.24.7 brings some exciting new features that will make life easier for Windows users in particular.

The highlight is certainly the new Windows Installer. It now supports all common configurations: traditional Windows, WSL2 with Docker CE and also Docker/Rancher Desktop. Finally, a standardized installation process that eliminates many previous stumbling blocks!

Another highlight is the new support for MariaDB 11.8 LTS. You can easily activate this with `ddev config --database=mariadb:11.8` and benefit from the latest features of this long-term support version.

There is more good news for WSL2 users: A special Linux ddev-wsl2 package has been developed that includes Windows-side binaries. This means you no longer have to update the Windows components separately. Also, `ddev launch` now works without installing xdg-utils - if you already have it installed, you can safely remove it after the update.

Hosts handling has been improved with the new ddev-hostname binary, which uses an optimized elevation/escalation technique. Windows users can breathe a sigh of relief: gsudo is no longer required!

Other improvements include:

Improved Docker image cleanup in `ddev delete images`
Shell completion support for flags in ddev config
A new DDEV_USER environment variable for .ddev/docker-compose.*.yaml files

The team recommends running `ddev delete images` after the upgrade to free up space used by older Docker image versions.

You can find the full list of changes in the release post on GitHub.

I am particularly curious about your experiences with the new Windows Installer and MariaDB 11.8 support.

Which feature from the update do you find most useful?

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