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Requires PHP 8.5+, Composer, Bun, and PostgreSQL 17+ with pgvector and pg_trgm. Create a devnull database, then:
git clone https://github.com/dev-null-sh/dev-null.sh.git
cd dev-null.sh
composer setup
composer devRun composer test before opening a pull request.
Commits are attributed to people only: never add Amp, Claude Code, or any other AI tool as a co-author, and keep their names out of commit attribution (author, committer, and trailers).
Amp runs .agents/setup to prepare a reusable snapshot with PHP 8.5, Composer, Node 26, the Bun version from package.json, locked dependencies, generated routes, and built assets. Setup also prepares isolated PostgreSQL 18 development and test databases with vector and pg_trgm, including extensions inherited by parallel test databases. It is safe to rerun and preserves an existing .env and application key.
Run amp orb services ensure to start the supervised database and app and print the app's portal URL. The app uses the existing local sign-in flow (any handle, no GitHub credentials required). Frontend assets are prebuilt; rerun bun run build after frontend edits. No resume hook is needed: Amp supervises the services, and dependency installation belongs only in setup.
The database is loopback-only and uses trust authentication and relaxed durability for disposable development data. Do not use this configuration for production.
/dev/null is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.