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After the first introductory video about the Drupal Development Environment series, we are going to go over the first step in getting it done.

The first thing we need to do is to install VirtualBox.

VirtualBox is an application that allows us to setup a Virtual PC. If you want to know more about it, just watch the video.

Welcome back. This is Elias Barbosa from DrupalFever.

Now, let's go back to our primary requirements.

We are concentrating, now, on the first step.

What is VirtualBox?

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What is a Development Environment? Why do we need one in order to develop a Drupal website? What are the requirements for you to start developing for Drupal? Why Drupal instead of Wordpress or Joomla? I try to answer all those questions on this introductory video.

Following is a transcription of this video:

This video series was created to help you setup a Development Environment on your local computer so you can safely try the Drupal CMS.

But, before we go any further, we need to discuss the reasons behind the need for a Development Environment.