Introduction and Getting Set Up

Welcome to Drupal 8 Blueprints!

I'm Alex Burrows, and I'll be your guide for this journey through building websites using Drupal 8.

Firstly, this book is aimed at beginner to intermediate-level developers. You'll need an understanding of how websites work and some PHP knowledge, as we will later delve into writing some custom modules, but mostly, this book will use Drupal's powerful configuration.

Throughout the book, we will go over things we covered earlier; however, the aim is to understand the basics and, if at any time, you become unsure, review the chapter where it was covered.

We will cover the following to get you ready to build websites using Drupal 8 first:

• Setting up for local development:
  • Setting up on Windows
  • Setting up on macOS
• What is SSH?
• Our great development tools:
  • Homebrew
  • iTerm
  • Oh MyZsh
• Setting up our local development environment:
  • Native
  • Acquia DevDesktop
  • Vagrant
  • Docker
• Terminology
• Drush and Drupal Console
• Installing Drupal:
  • Getting our basic site
  • Drupal core structure
  • Downloading modules and themes
  • Using themes
• Get involved with Drupal

So, get ready to learn and build some awesome websites using Drupal 8!