if you have npm installed you can run a local wordpress install with:

wp-now start

of course you have to install it first like this:

sudo npm install -g @wp-now/wp-now

I ran the install on a macbook pro m2 with npm 10.2.4 install don’t know what the minimum npm version would be

now run “wp-now start” and it opens up a new tab in your default browser at: http://localhost:8881/