MAMP PRO (macOS) Documentation

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.

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.

   

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.

   

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.

   

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.

   

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.

   

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.

   

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

   

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