diff --git a/.ddev/config.yaml b/.ddev/config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04ea48d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ddev/config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+name: drupal-base
+type: drupal11
+docroot: web
+php_version: "8.4"
+webserver_type: nginx-fpm
+xdebug_enabled: false
+database:
+    type: mariadb
+    version: "10.11"
+composer_version: "2"
+use_dns_when_possible: true
+# Settings are managed by the Lagoon scaffolding (amazeeio/drupal_integrations),
+# which reads the LAGOON/MARIADB_* variables below.
+disable_settings_management: true
+web_environment:
+    - LAGOON=local
+    - MARIADB_HOST=db
+    - MARIADB_PORT=3306
+    - MARIADB_USERNAME=db
+    - MARIADB_PASSWORD=db
+    - MARIADB_DATABASE=db
+    - DRUSH_OPTIONS_URI=$DDEV_PRIMARY_URL
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b3161d1..593314b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,6 +24,35 @@ To see similar projects with additional services, please visit https://github.co
 
 * [Lando](https://docs.lando.dev/basics/installation.html#system-requirements)
 
+**OR**
+
+* [DDEV](https://ddev.readthedocs.io/en/stable/users/install/)
+
+## Local environment setup - DDEV
+
+1. Checkout the project repo:
+
+    ```bash
+    git clone https://github.com/lagoon-examples/drupal-base.git drupal-base && cd $_
+    ```
+
+2. Start DDEV and install dependencies:
+
+    ```bash
+    ddev start
+    ddev composer install
+    ```
+
+3. Install your Drupal site with Drush:
+
+    ```bash
+    ddev drush si -y
+    ```
+
+4. Visit the new site with `ddev launch`
+
+DDEV reuses the Lagoon settings scaffolding — the database connection is provided via `LAGOON`/`MARIADB_*` environment variables in `.ddev/config.yaml`, so no extra settings files are needed.
+
 ## Local environment setup - pygmy-
 
 1. Checkout this project repo and confirm the path is in Docker's file sharing config - https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-mac/#file-sharing