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title: Development Environments | Shopware Community Hub
description: >-
  As a Solutions Architect, you might not write code, but there are still
  benefits to having your own environment set up to test and demo.
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  https://hub.shopware.com/learn/course/solutions-architect-development-environments
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# Development Environments

# Development Environments

As Solutions Architects, we often have to test assumptions, demo features, or build proof of concepts. To that end, there is great value in having our own environment.

In this chapter, we will explore setting up an environment and leveraging the Shopware Partners wildcard account to test third-party extensions.

## Learning Units

## Units
- [Options for Setting up a local Development Environment](/learn/unit/solutions-architect-local-environments): Comprehensive guide to configuring local development environments for Shopware, including Docker-based solutions and virtual machine setups
- [Wildcard Account](/learn/unit/solution-architect-wildcard-account): Learn about Shopware wildcard environments and how to effectively use them for development and testing purposes.