Vortex is a Drupal project template designed to streamline onboarding, accelerate development, and support long-term maintainability.
It provides a complete foundation for building and deploying Drupal sites — including containerized local environments, automated testing and code quality tools, CI/CD pipeline configurations, and integrations with popular hosting platforms. Everything is pre-configured and ready to use, so teams can focus on building features instead of setting up infrastructure.
By standardizing project structure and tooling, Vortex ensures a consistent developer experience across every project that uses it. Whether you’re starting fresh or joining an existing Vortex-based site, you can get up to speed quickly and start contributing right away.
Vortex is designed for ongoing use, not just initial project setup. Sites built with Vortex should regularly adopt upstream updates, keeping projects current with evolving tools, infrastructure, and best practices while minimizing upgrade risk.
The template is actively maintained and kept in sync with the latest tools. Every change is verified through automated tests to ensure updates remain stable and reliable — reducing the risk of regressions and making it easier to maintain projects over time.
Track our current progress and view planned updates on the GitHub project board.
Our installer simplifies setup, letting you choose only the features you need. It will integrate the latest Vortex release into your codebase, and you will choose which changes to commit.
curl -SsL https://www.vortextemplate.com/install > installer.php && php installer.php
Alternatively, clone this repository and adjust the configuration by manually editing or deleting the sections that aren't necessary for your setup.
Read the installation guide for more details.
The latest development version of the installer from develop branch can be
found at https://vortex-docs.netlify.app/install
curl -SsL https://vortex-docs.netlify.app/install > installer.php && php installer.php
See Features for more details.
Check out upcoming features and bug fixes in the project boards:
Releases are planned to occur monthly. However, adjustments to the release schedule may be necessary depending on the scope of features and the volume of bug fixes required.
We recommend subscribing for releases and keeping your stack updated with each new version.
The documentation is authored within this repository in the .vortex/docs
directory and published to https://www.vortextemplate.com
on Vortex release.
Development version of the documentation is available at https://vortex-docs.netlify.app/.
The DrevOps website is a real-world production site built using Vortex.
It demonstrates how Vortex can be used beyond initial project setup, with regular upstream updates applied to keep the project aligned with the latest tooling, infrastructure, and Drupal releases. The repository shows a typical long-lived Vortex-based codebase, including CI configuration, testing workflows, and update practices used in day-to-day development.
Use this project as a reference for structuring your own Vortex-based site or as a practical example of how the template evolves over time.
We provide paid support for Vortex:
- New and existing project onboarding
- Support plans with SLAs
- Priority feature implementation
- Updates to the latest version of the platform
- Vortex consulting and custom implementations
Contact us at [email protected]
