WSL2 DDEV Laravel Optimization

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### 🚩 Common Bottlenecks in WSL2 + DDEV:
1. **File system performance** (Windows ↔ Linux file mounting)
2. **DNS resolving delays**
3. **Slow Docker volume access**
4. **Too many Node/Vite watchers**
5. **Heavy Laravel debug / logging**

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### ✅ Fixes & Optimizations

#### 1. **Use the Linux Filesystem for Your Project**
Move your project to the WSL filesystem instead of storing it in `C:`:

✅ **Best Location:**
`/home/your-user/sites/your-laravel-app`

Then use DDEV from there.

# Inside WSL
mv /mnt/c/Users/YourName/code/your-laravel-app ~/sites/
cd ~/sites/your-laravel-app
ddev start

> WSL2 is much faster working in the Linux partition than on `/mnt/c/…`.

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#### 2. **Disable Mutagen (if not needed)**
Mutagen sync can sometimes cause delays.

Check if it's enabled:

ddev config --mutagen-enabled

If it is, try disabling it:

ddev stop
ddev config --mutagen-enabled=false
ddev start

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#### 3. **Speed up Vite / Hot Reloading**
Inside `vite.config.js`, reduce the number of watched files:

export default defineConfig({
  server: {
    watch: {
      usePolling: false, // true is slower in WSL
    }
  }
});

Also, make sure you’re not running unnecessary watch processes.

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#### 4. **Optimize Laravel Performance**
– Disable Xdebug: it slows down requests.
– Run:

php artisan config:cache
  php artisan route:cache
  php artisan view:cache

– Disable debug bar if enabled:

// In .env
  DEBUGBAR_ENABLED=false

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#### 5. **Tune WSL2 Settings**
Open your `.wslconfig` file in `C:UsersYourName.wslconfig` and add:

[wsl2]
memory=4GB
processors=4

Then restart WSL:

wsl --shutdown

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#### 6. **Check DNS Resolution**
If initial request is very slow (but fast after), it may be DNS:

ddev poweroff
ddev start

Or update DDEV’s DNS strategy:

ddev config global --router-bind-all-interfaces

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#### 7. **Use `ddev launch` or IP directly**
Sometimes `my-project.ddev.site` is slow due to DNS. Try:

ddev launch

Or hit the site via `127.0.0.1:` from `ddev describe`.

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Would you like me to help check specific DDEV or Vite config from your project to fine-tune it further?