@lando/core

Lando Core

These are the core libraries that power Lando. They are implemented in [@lando/cli] and things like Pantheon LocalDev and WordPress VIP CLI.

On a high level they serve as:

An abstraction layer Lando vastly reduces the complexity of spinning up containers by exposing only the most relevant config for a given "service" and setting "sane defaults". Lando also provides "recipes" which are common combinations of services and their tooling that satisfy a given development use case - e.g. Drupal, Python, Laravel, Dotnet, etc.

A superset Lando provides ways for developers to run complex commands, build steps and automation on their services without the hassle of custom Dockerfiles or long "docker exec" commands. Think lando yarn add express. Think clear my applications cache after I import a database. Think install this core-extension before my appserver starts and then composer install after it does.

A utility Lando handles some of the more arduous configuration required for a good Docker Compose setup - e.g. proxying, nice urls, cross-application networking (think Vue.js frontend talking to a separate Laravel backend), host-container file permission handling, file sharing, per-container SSL certificate handling, ssh-key handling, etc.

Basic Usage

const Lando = require('@lando/core');
const lando = new Lando(config);

// bootstrap and go
return lando.bootstrap(bsLevel).then(lando => {
  lando.getApp().init().then(() => cli.run(getTasks(config, cli.argv()), config));
});
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For more info you should check out the docs:

Issues, Questions and Support

If you have a question or would like some community support we recommend you join us on Slack.

If you'd like to report a bug or submit a feature request then please use the issue queue in this repo.

Changelog

We try to log all changes big and small in both THE CHANGELOG and the release notes.

Contributors

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Other Selected Resources

• LICENSE
• TERMS OF USE
• PRIVACY POLICY
• CODE OF CONDUCT

Changelog

v3.25.5 - September 9, 2025

• Added @lando/mailpit to common plugins
• Improved mktemp usage in exec-multiliner to better support alpine #374
• Fixed bug causing install failure for plugins with both ignoreDependencies and undefined dependencies #362