DDEV June 2026 Newsletter

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+title: "DDEV June 2026: Upsun transfers DDEV trademarks, lots of community news, "
+pubDate: 2026-06-30
+summary: "June 2026 DDEV Newsletter, the latest from the DDEV community"
+author: Randy Fay
+featureImage:
+  src: "/img/blog/2026/06/ddev-june-2026-featureimage.svg"
+  alt: "DDEV June 2026 Newsletter"
+categories:
+  - Newsletters
+---
+
+## Upsun Completes DDEV Trademark Transfer
+
+Upsun has finished transferring the DDEV trademark to the DDEV Foundation — a milestone for the DDEV project's long-term independence and health. This is a hugely generous and important step for DDEV. (At one time before Upsun/Platform's involvement, we were ready to fork and rename the project due to trademark issues.) [Read our announcement↗](upsun-trademark-transfer-complete.md). And see Upsun's generous explanation as well: [DDEV is in Good Hands↗](https://developer.upsun.com/posts/insights/ddev-is-in-good-hands).
+
+## What's New
+
+- **coder.ddev.com: Drupal Contrib** → The hosted Coder.ddev.com environment now supports Drupal contrib projects via the [DDEV Drupal Contrib](https://github.com/ddev/ddev-drupal-contrib) add-on workflow.
+- **Joomla Explicit Support** → Joomla users have loved DDEV for years, but in DDEV v1.25.2+ we have an explicit `joomla` project type. Community member [renekreijveld](https://github.com/renekreijveld) also maintains the [ddev-joomla↗](https://github.com/renekreijveld/ddev-joomla) add-on for extended Joomla workflows.
+- **[mayfly.live](https://mayfly.live)** → DDEV-based online preview environments, in open beta.
+- **[Drupal AI Learner's Club AI Safety Session]** → Randy was co-host of [AI Security 'Opportunities': Guardrails, Sandboxes, and Keeping Your Agents on a Leash](https://www.drupal.org/docs/develop/development-tools/ai-coding-tools-for-drupal-development/drupal-ai-learners-club-sessions/2026-05-18-%E2%80%94-ai-security-opportunities-guardrails-sandboxes-and-keeping-your-agents-on-a-leash) and introduced a couple of the many add-ons.
+
+## New macOS DDEV GUIs
+
+Two new community-built macOS GUI tools have appeared for DDEV:
+
+- **ddevbar** → A macOS menu bar app for managing DDEV projects with a single click — start, stop, and restart without touching the terminal. [klemens.ee/ddevbar↗](https://klemens.ee/ddevbar/)
+- **DDEVUI** → A native macOS app (Swift/SwiftUI) that puts a visual front-end on DDEV. [github.com/dave-agilepixel/DDEV-Apple-GUI↗](https://github.com/dave-agilepixel/DDEV-Apple-GUI)
+
+## Stanford WebCamp: Pre-Flight Checklist for Drupal Developers
+
+[Bob McDonald (UltraBob)](https://github.com/UltraBob) presented "Pre-Flight Checklist: Local Code Quality for Drupal Developers" at Stanford WebCamp, covering the [`ddev-drupal-code-quality`](https://github.com/UltraBob/ddev-drupal-code-quality) add-on for running Drupal.org CI checks locally before pushing. [View session↗](https://webcamp.stanford.edu/session/pre-flight-checklist-local-code-quality-for-drupal-developers).
+
+## DrupalDevDays Athens — Video Now Available
+
+Community member [Bill Seremetis (bserem)](https://github.com/bserem)'s "From Chaos to Consistency" DevOps talk from DrupalDevDays Athens 2026 is now on YouTube. The talk covers how DDEV add-ons work as a file/feature delivery mechanism for standardizing team projects. [Watch on YouTube↗](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr8jOwSqtyE&index=24&t=2066s) • [Slides↗](https://bserem.github.io/presentations/DrupalDevDays%20Athens%202026%20-%20From%20Chaos%20to%20Consistency%20-%20DevOps%20Session.pdf).
+
+## Community Highlights
+
+**DDEV Sponsorship Data Story** — A new post on ddev.com tells the story of how a LinkedIn message from [Anoop John](https://www.thedroptimes.com/about/team#anoopjohn) at TheDropTimes turned into live, auto-updating sponsorship displays across DDEV properties and a public data feed. [Read it↗](sponsorship-data-droptimes.md)
+
+**Open Source AI Contributions** — Amber Matz wrote about the complexity AI-generated contributions are bringing to open source projects, using a conversation with Randy as a central example. Worth a read for all maintainers and contributors and AI users. [Read↗](https://ambermatz.com/posts/heart-shaped-bottlenecks/)
+
+## Community Tutorials from Around the Web
+
+- **Getting Started with DDEV for Drupal Development** → WebWash covers installation, project setup, commands, database management, and debugging with DDEV and Drupal. [Read on WebWash↗](https://www.webwash.net/getting-started-ddev-drupal-development/)
+- **DDEV Linux Installation with WordPress** → Step-by-step guide to installing DDEV on Ubuntu and setting up a WordPress project with WP-CLI. [Read on rueegger.me in German↗](https://rueegger.me/ddev-linux-installation-wordpress/)
+- **DDEV + a-blog cms** (Japanese) → A guide to using DDEV as a local development environment for a-blog cms, covering multi-project management and Mailpit. [Read on kazumich.com↗](https://kazumich.com/cms/ddev-ablogcms-install.html)
+
+---
+
+## Governance
+
+The DDEV board and community are working on updated sponsorship tiers and improved communication around them. Discussion at [ddev/sponsorship-data#42↗](https://github.com/ddev/sponsorship-data/pull/42) and [ddev.com#647↗](https://github.com/ddev/ddev.com/issues/647).
+
+The first-ever [DDEV Foundation Board](/board) meeting will be June 17!
+
+The next DDEV board and advisory group meeting is **July 1, 2026 at 8:00 AM US Mountain / 10:00 AM US Eastern / 16:00 CEST**.
+[Add to Google Calendar](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/render?action=TEMPLATE&text=DDEV%20Board%20and%20Advisory%20Group%20Meeting&dates=20260701T140000Z/20260701T150000Z&details=DDEV%20Board%20and%20Advisory%20Group%20Meeting%0ALink%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F7315692237%3Fpwd%3DRHR6NUkwb0g5WXIzS2NOcXRucCthZz09%0AMeeting%20ID%3A%20731%20569%202237%0APasscode%3A%2012345&location=Online&trp=true) • See the [agenda](https://github.com/orgs/ddev/discussions/8472).
+
+---
+
+## Sponsorship Update
+
+Sponsorship is at 84% of the goal! — thank you to everyone who has contributed!
+
+**April 2026**: ~$9429/month (79% of goal)
+
+**June 2026**: ~$10,075/month (84% of goal)
+
+If DDEV has helped your team, consider sponsoring. → [Become a sponsor↗](https://github.com/sponsors/ddev)
+
+[Contact us](/contact) to discuss sponsorship options that work for your organization.
+
+---
+
+### Statistical Tidbits of the Month
+
+- DDEV has exceeded **20,000 weekly users some weeks**! — [live graph](https://app.amplitude.com/analytics/share/a366cd04ea484324b7751fb87a720b55).
+
+## Stay in the Loop—Follow Us and Join the Conversation
+
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+
+Compiled and edited with assistance from Claude Code.