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Installing wp-env

Requires nvm and docker.

First install docker-compose (this script doesn't work with docker compose):

# On Debian or derivatives
$ sudo apt install docker-compose -y

Then install wp-env

$ cd ~/path/to/myplugin

# Install and use the latest LTS node
$ nvm install --lts
$ nvm use lts/*

# Install wp-env as a global node LTS package
$ npm install --global @wordpress/env

# Now you can use it anytime
$ wp-env start
WordPress development site started at http://localhost:8888/
WordPress test site started at http://localhost:8889/
MySQL is listening on port 32773
MySQL for automated testing is listening on port 32772

The information is based on the official wp-env announcement