Stacker: Local Dev Environment

Stacker is the modern, standalone local development environment built for professional PHP and Web Developers. Say goodbye to slow VMs and complex Docker setups. Stacker runs native services directly on your Mac, delivering blazing-fast performance while keeping your system clean. It manages everything in a self-contained environment, so you never have to worry about version conflicts or system pollution again. Key Features High-Performance Native Stack Run Nginx, Apache, MySQL, MariaDB, and Redis with native speed. No heavy virtualization, no lag. Multi-PHP Power running legacy code? Working on the bleeding edge? Install and run multiple PHP versions (from 5.6 to 8.4) simultaneously. Assign specific PHP versions to different projects. Toggle extensions and XDebug with a single click. "Pro" Tools — Built-in & Free Everything you need to debug and develop is included: Mail Catcher: Intercept and view outgoing emails locally. Never accidentally email real users again. Dump Interceptor: View dd() and dump() outputs in a beautiful, dedicated UI. Log Viewer: Real-time tailing and searching of error and access logs. Automatic SSL Files served locally? Stacker automatically generates and trusts SSL certificates for your .local domains using mkcert. HTTPS just works. Zero Configuration Instant Sites: Create new virtual hosts in seconds. Auto-Hosts: Stacker automatically manages your /etc/hosts file. Framework Ready: Optimized defaults for Laravel, Symfony, WordPress, and more. Why Stacker? Portable: All data lives in one standalone directory. Delete the app, and everything is gone—no leftover files. Fast: Written in Go for instant startup and low resource usage. Free: No subscriptions, no locked features.