$git clone https://github.com/Env-Kit/envkit-releasesYour local stack, one place. A free Laragon / XAMPP / Herd alternative.
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| 7 | # EnvKit — local development environment for Windows & macOS |
| 8 | |
| 9 | **Your local stack, one place.** A free Laragon / XAMPP / Herd alternative. |
| 10 | |
| 11 | EnvKit is a desktop app that runs your entire local web-development stack — nginx **or** |
| 12 | Apache, multiple PHP versions, MySQL/MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB, Mailpit, Node.js, |
| 13 | Python, phpMyAdmin, trusted `.test` HTTPS, and PATH sync — from one modern tray app. Build |
| 14 | Laravel, WordPress, PHP, and Node/React/Next.js/Angular sites locally with one-click services and |
| 15 | trusted local SSL. It can even be **driven by an AI assistant** (Claude Code / Desktop, Cursor, |
| 16 | Windsurf, VS Code, Zed, OpenCode, Gemini CLI, PhpStorm/JetBrains) through a built-in MCP server. |
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| 18 | [](#requirements) |
| 19 | [](#install) |
| 20 | [](https://github.com/Env-Kit/envkit-releases/releases/latest) |
| 21 | [](https://envkit.net/) |
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| 27 | > **This repository is the public home for EnvKit releases & documentation.** Visit the [**website**](https://envkit.net/) for features, screenshots, and comparisons, or grab the |
| 28 | > installer from the [**Releases**](https://github.com/Env-Kit/envkit-releases/releases/latest) |
| 29 | > page. The application source is maintained privately. |
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| 31 | ## What's new |
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| 33 | - **A wave of community-reported fixes (0.32.0-beta.8)** — removed sites stay removed, |
| 34 | EnvKit never stops a PostgreSQL/MySQL you installed yourself, "Move data directory" |
| 35 | works across drives with progress, shared (ngrok/Cloudflare) URLs no longer redirect |
| 36 | back to `.test`, HeidiSQL opens properly, and install buttons show accurate progress. |
| 37 | - **PhpStorm / JetBrains AI support** — "Set up detected clients" now configures Junie |
| 38 | automatically, so JetBrains IDEs can drive your stack over MCP like the other clients. |
| 39 | - **Per-project Git panel** — each site has a full Git tab: staged/unstaged changes with |
| 40 | status colours, stage/unstage/discard, commit, branch switch + create, fetch/pull/push with |
| 41 | ahead/behind counts, and recent history (click a hash to copy). |
| 42 | - **More PostgreSQL versions + custom install** — pick from more Postgres releases, or type any |
| 43 | version and EnvKit installs it. |
| 44 | - **Broader AI/MCP control** — assistants can now drive far more of the app: create sites, run |
| 45 | Git actions, manage databases and cron jobs, install services, and change settings. |
| 46 | - **Latest bundled tools** — Git 2.55, GitHub CLI 2.95, and Python 3.12.10. |
| 47 | - **Angular support** — Angular projects are auto-detected and served at trusted `.test` |
| 48 | HTTPS with live reload, joining Next.js, React/Vite, and any Node/Express app. |
| 49 | - **macOS support** — EnvKit now ships a signed app for **Apple Silicon (arm64)** Macs, |
| 50 | with the same one-click stack, `.test` HTTPS, and AI/MCP control. |
| 51 | - **MySQL 8** — install Oracle MySQL 8 side-by-side with MariaDB; each version lives in its |
| 52 | own directory. |
| 53 | - **Custom versions** — type any version of MySQL/MariaDB, nginx, Node.js, MongoDB, Redis, |
| 54 | PostgreSQL, or Python and EnvKit installs it for you. |
| 55 | - **Self-healing & resilient downloads** — service archives are mirrored on GitHub (no more |
| 56 | broken installs when an upstream moves), and a corrupt services manifest repairs itself. |
| 57 | - **Faster, cancellable installs** — non-blocking extraction (no UI freeze) and a **Stop** |
| 58 | button on every install. |
| 59 | |
| 60 | ## Install |
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| 62 | ### Windows |
| 63 | |
| 64 | Download the latest **`EnvKit-Setup-x.y.z.exe`** from the |
| 65 | [releases page](https://github.com/Env-Kit/envkit-releases/releases/latest) and run it. |
| 66 | (SmartScreen may warn on first run — **More info → Run anyway**; EnvKit is self-signed.) |
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| 68 | ### macOS (Apple Silicon) |
| 69 | |
| 70 | One-line install (download |