Lesson 4 — Configuring and customizing TYPO3 projects in a local environment

Prerequisites and goals

Prerequisites

Theoretical prerequisites

This lesson assumes that you already know the following:

  • Understand Composer's role in TYPO3 installation
  • Learn dependency management best practices
  • Master TYPO3 package configuration options
  • Study integration between Composer and DDEV

Practical prerequisites

Before you start this lesson, please have the following things ready:

  • Install TYPO3 using Composer in DDEV
  • Configure project dependencies correctly
  • Manage TYPO3 extensions through Composer
  • Verify installation and configuration success

Goals

Theoretical goals

By the end of this lesson, you should know the following:

  • Understand TYPO3 configuration structure and options
  • Learn environment-specific configuration management
  • Master TYPO3 customization possibilities
  • Study local development best practices

Practical goals

By the end of this lesson, you should have completed the following:

  • Configure TYPO3 for local development
  • Implement custom project settings effectively
  • Set up development-specific configurations
  • Test configuration changes thoroughly

Learning resources

Teacher's instructions

Student's instructions