Stratos

What it does

Stratos is a high-performance native macOS local stack for PHP, Node, and Laravel. Built 100% in Swift/SwiftUI, it runs Nginx, multi-version PHP-FPM pools (8.1–8.5), trusted SSL certificates, SQLite/MySQL/PostgreSQL browser, Web Adminer (db.test), SMTP MailCatcher, and Laravel Dump Server in under 25MB RAM with zero Docker overhead and zero battery drain.

The ultra-fast, lightweight macOS local development server for PHP 8.1–8.5, Laravel, Node, and WordPress. Zero Docker battery drain, automatic green HTTPS on .test domains, multi-version PHP-FPM pools, MySQL, Redis, MailCatcher, and Cloudflare tunnels. The premier native alternative to Laravel Herd Pro, MAMP Pro, and Docker Desktop.

Zero Docker overhead. Multi-version PHP 8.1–8.5, Nginx with automatic green HTTPS, MySQL, Redis, MailCatcher, Request Inspector, and Cloudflare tunnels in a single native Swift app. Stratos provisions PHP, Nginx, and local DNS on demand. Install Homebrew for MySQL, MariaDB, or PostgreSQL; the app shows prerequisites and installation errors. Stratos runs your local stack in a native macOS app without a Docker VM. MySQL, MariaDB, and PostgreSQL installation requires Homebrew. PHP-FPM, Nginx, MySQL, Redis, and Dnsmasq start together with a single toggle. Control every daemon independently from menu bar or main window. Every folder under your webroot gets a .test domain automatically with…from stratosapp.dev

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