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# Getting started

Branchery adds parallel worktrees to an existing DDEV project. Each worktree
has its own address, PHP runtime and database while the project checkout keeps
running unchanged. The commands and the web interface perform the same
operations and leave the same history.

**[Quickstart](getting-started/quickstart.md)**

From installing the add-on to the first usable worktree.

**[Update and uninstall](getting-started/update.md)**

Fetch a new version, pick a different image, or take the add-on out
again.