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 1. VIP Local Development Environment

##  󠀁[ Configuration file for a VIP Local Development Environment ](https://docs.wpvip.com/vip-local-development-environment/configuration-file/)󠁿

A custom configuration file enables a VIP Local Development Environment with specific
settings to be created in a repeatable manner. If the configuration file is committed
to an application’s source-controlled GitHub repository, multiple team members with
access to that repository can use the file to create VIP Local Development Environments
with identical settings.

 1. Caching
 2. Page cache
 3. Customize page cache behavior

##  󠀁[ Cache-control headers ](https://docs.wpvip.com/caching/page-cache/customize-behavior/cache-control-headers/)󠁿

The cache-control HTTP header specifies directives that control how browsers, CDNs,
and proxies handle cached responses. In most cases, the cache-control header value
for WordPress and Node.js applications can be set to custom response directives.

 1. Caching
 2. Object cache

##  󠀁[ Flush the object cache ](https://docs.wpvip.com/caching/object-cache/flush-the-object-cache/)󠁿

The object cache can be flushed with the WP-CLI command `wp cache flush`. WP-CLI
commands must be run with VIP-CLI.

 1. Databases
 2. Database Backups

##  󠀁[ Database Backup Shipping ](https://docs.wpvip.com/databases/backups/database-backup-shipping/)󠁿

VIP's Database Backup Shipping feature makes it possible to ship database backups
at regular intervals to an AWS S3 bucket managed by an organization.

 1. VIP Local Development Environment

##  󠀁[ Advanced usage ](https://docs.wpvip.com/vip-local-development-environment/dev-env-advanced-usage/)󠁿

The VIP Local Development Environment is built to be as identical to a VIP Platform
environment as possible, and designed to allow for a wide variety of options needed
in local development. Once a user gains familiarity with `dev-env` commands and 
options, more advanced techniques and customizations can be explored when working
with a local environment.

 1. Parse.ly

##  󠀁[ Activate Parse.ly ](https://docs.wpvip.com/parse-ly/enabling-and-disabling/)󠁿

Parse.ly is provided by WordPress VIP as an Integration and can be activated on 
any WordPress site on the platform.

 1. Enterprise Search
 2. Choose what to index

##  󠀁[ Indexing user meta ](https://docs.wpvip.com/enterprise-search/indexing/user-meta/)󠁿

By default, the `users` indexable feature is not activated. Once the `users` indexable
feature is activated, all non-protected user meta is indexed.

 1. Launch a site

##  󠀁[ Begin a Node.js site launch ](https://docs.wpvip.com/launch-a-site/node-js-launch/)󠁿

A Node.js site can be launched on its own or as part of a decoupled site launch.

 1. VIP Local Development Environment

##  󠀁[ Add media to a VIP Local Development Environment ](https://docs.wpvip.com/vip-local-development-environment/add-media-content/)󠁿

Media files can be uploaded, imported, or proxied to a running VIP Local Development
Environment.

 1. VIP Local Development Environment

##  󠀁[ Update a local environment to load application code ](https://docs.wpvip.com/vip-local-development-environment/load-application-code/)󠁿

A VIP Local Development Environment can be configured to run with a local git clone
of an application's wpcomvip GitHub repository.

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