Local + direnv + VS Code

[soderlind]

Inspired by Vscode and wp-cli - #3 by ben.turner , I’ve written a guide on how to use direnv with Local and VS Code. It’s available at local-direnv-vscode-setup.md · GitHub

[Nick-B]

Thank you for sharing this @soderlind!

[soderlind]

@Nick-B I would appreciate it if Local added an .envrc by itself.

[nickc]

Local does now add a direnv file (.envrc) by default since Local 10.1.1.

Using direnv with Local

By default, using tools like wpcli with a Local site requires clicking the “Site Shell” button for any site you want to work with. This can become tedious when changing between multiple sites with the same primary terminal. Installing a third-party tool like direnv helps reduce that friction so that you can easily work with multiple Local sites within a single shell instance. Local already generates a .envrc file for each site — direnv just picks it up automatically, giving you access to the si…

You can also optionally disable direnv support from Advanced Preferences (since Local 10.1.2).