# cytopia/devilbox

A modern Docker LAMP stack and MEAN stack for local development

Repository: https://github.com/cytopia/devilbox
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/devilbox
Homepage: http://devilbox.org
Language: PHP
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: docker, lamp, lemp, mysql, apache, nginx, devilbox, php, mariadb, postgresql, redis, lamp-stack, lemp-stack, mean-stack, docker-compose, php7, php71, php72, php-docker-stack, docker-lamp
Last push: 2024-04-19T13:46:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3617, "days_push": 866, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4468, forks 655 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:50.918462+00:00)

## What it is
The Devilbox is a zero-configuration Docker-based development stack for PHP supporting full LAMP, LEMP and MEAN setups with swappable versions of Apache, Nginx, PHP, MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, Memcached and MongoDB. It automatically creates vhosts, SSL certificates and DNS records for an unlimited number of local projects and includes an intranet dashboard and email catch-all.

## Use cases
- set up a local PHP development environment with docker
- run multiple local projects with automatic vhosts and https
- easily switch between PHP, MySQL and other daemon versions locally
- replicate a production LAMP stack on my laptop
- local development environment that works on Linux, macOS and Windows
- dockerized LEMP stack for local web development
- catch local emails sent by my PHP app during development

## When to choose
- you develop PHP web applications and want a preconfigured, version-flexible local stack
- you need multiple projects with automatic vhosts, DNS and valid HTTPS
- you want an identical dev environment across Linux, macOS and Windows
- you want to mix and match web server, database and cache versions to match production

## When to avoid
- you need a production hosting solution rather than a local dev environment
- your stack is not PHP-centric and you prefer lightweight per-project compose files
- you want a fully managed or GUI-first tool like Laravel Sail or Herd
- you cannot run Docker on your machine

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: maintenance
- function: web-framework, http-server, database, caching, container-orchestration, developer-tools, self-hosted
- domain: web-development, developer-tools, backend, self-hosted
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: lamp-stack, lemp-stack, mean-stack, docker-compose, local-development, php, mysql, mariadb, postgresql, nginx, apache, redis, mongodb, zero-configuration, vhosts, https, containers, docker, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- cytopia/devilbox (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:50.918462+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:20:37.384676+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/cytopia/devilbox (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:50.918462+00:00, sha 415e1dbc4758)
  - homepage: http://devilbox.org (fetched 2026-08-29T09:07:10.061823+00:00, sha 6c658d15be45)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.