Create Github Repository

• Create a Github Account

• Download Github Desktop App

• Drag and Drop project into Github App

• Create Repository

• Publish Repository

Configure Group Variables

• group_vars/all/users.yml

• group_vars/development/wordpress_sites.yml

• group_vars/development/vault.yml

• group_vars/staging/wordpress_sites.yml

• group_vars/staging/vault.yml

• group_vars/production/wordpress_sites.yml

• group_vars/production/vault.yml

Be careful not to start passwords with a symbol.

Configure Hosts

• Staging

• Production

You only need to configure Trellis/hosts/development if you’re using Windows.

Configure Security

This is where I usually configure the security if I intend to take this project live. So for the sake of doing a speed run, I’m leaving this out and including it in the Bonsai Masterclass.

Security Configuration Guide

Configure Email

This is where I usually configure the SMTP email if I intend to take this project live. So for the sake of doing a speed run, I’m leaving this out and including it in the Bonsai Masterclass.

SMTP Email Setup Guide

Configure WordPress Command Line Interface

Bonsai/site/wp-cli.yml should include something like this:

@development:
ssh: vagrant@bonsai.test/srv/www/bonsai.jackalope.io/current
@staging:
ssh: web@bonsai-staging/srv/www/bonsai.jackalope.io/current
@production:
ssh: web@bonsai-production/srv/www/bonsai.jackalope.io/current

• @development is set to your local testing domain

• @staging is set to your staging hostname or domain

• @production is set to your production hostname or domain

Configure Shell Scripts

• Requirements

• Development

• Staging

• Production

• Product (masterclass)

• Sensei (masterclass)

• New Install (optional)

• Sync (optional)