DrupalCon Amsterdam 2014: Docman: the Swiss Army Knife for Drupal Multisite Docroot Management

This talk introduces Docman, an innovative tool available on GitHub designed for managing and deploying Drupal multisite docroot environments. The speaker discusses how Docman functions as an intermediary between a single docroot, often a Git repository, and multiple vendors developing distinct websites, allowing them to adhere to predefined standards and module sets. The session emphasizes the challenges of coordinating different vendors while maintaining a unified Drupal core and outlines how Docman simplifies multisite deployments through effective governance features, including automated testing hooks. Attendees will gain insights into Docman's key advantages, view a real-world case study demonstrating its implementation, and learn about the development processes using commands such as 'docman build local development'.