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Create a new Blueprint host

A Blueprint host is a clone of a host in the Blueprint group. This allows you to prepare a specific type of host and then use it as a template for other hosts over and over again.

MAMP PRO - Create a new Blueprint host - Requirement

  1. Click the “+” button below the hosts list and switch to the “Advanced” section. In the following dialog, select the “Blueprint” host type.

    Note: This host type is only active if there is at least one host in the “Blueprints” group.

    MAMP PRO - Create a new Blueprint host

  2. Confirm your selection by clicking on the “Continue” button.

  3. In the first step of next screen, select the Blueprint host you want to clone. All available Blueprint hosts are listed in the “Clone host” select box.

    MAMP PRO - Create a new Blueprint host - Select Blueprint host

  4. The next step is to enter the name of your new host. For this example we will choose the name “my-host”. Enter the name in the “to name” field.

    MAMP PRO - Create a new Blueprint host - Name of new host

  5. As “Document root” we first create the new directory “my-host” and then select it.

    Note: Do not create document root folders under your “/Applications/MAMP” folder. A better location for your document root folders would be “~/Sites/”. This will separate your host data from the MAMP PRO application data.

    MAMP PRO - Create a new Blueprint host - Select document root

  6. Of course, if the selected Blueprint host contains a linked database, it is automatically detected and the previous database name is entered in the name in the “Database” field with the -copy option. You may change the default database name, of course.

    MAMP PRO - Create a new Blueprint host - Database name

  7. Confirm your selection by clicking on the “Create Host” button. All files, directories and the database are copied to the new host. This process may take a few seconds. Please be patient.

  8. Finally you will be prompted to click the “Save” button and you have to restart the servers. Confirm this by clicking the “OK” button.

    MAMP PRO - Create a new custom host - Before you can open the new host…

  9. The servers will then need to be restarted. Confirm this by clicking the “Yes” button in the corresponding dialog box.

    MAMP PRO - Create a new Blueprint host - Restart servers

  10. To open your new host in your default browser, click on the “Open” button to the right of the host name field.

    MAMP PRO - Create a new Blueprint host - Open host in browser