leokhoa/laragon
Laragon is a portable, isolated, fast & powerful universal development environment for PHP, Node.js, Python. It is fast, lightweight, easy-to-use and easy-to-extend. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
94/100
- Activity 97
- Release rhythm 86
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 40.0
- age_days: 4070
- days_rel: 19
- days_push: 19
- n_releases_24m: 13
Adoption not part of the score
5389 stars · 509 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Laragon is a portable, isolated, lightweight development environment for Windows that bundles and orchestrates PHP, Node.js, Python, Apache/Nginx, MySQL, PostgreSQL and more. It provides auto-configuration, pretty URLs, auto SSL, and one-click app creation (WordPress, Laravel, Symfony) with a very small footprint.
Use cases
- set up a local PHP development environment on Windows
- run WordPress locally in minutes
- switch between multiple PHP versions easily
- get pretty local URLs like app.test with auto virtual hosts
- enable HTTPS locally for testing webhooks and service workers
- share a local project with a client via a public URL
- carry a full dev environment on a USB drive
- replace XAMPP with a faster lighter local server stack
When to choose
- you develop PHP/Laravel/WordPress apps on Windows and want a zero-config local stack
- you need a portable, isolated environment that won't pollute your system
- you want one-click project scaffolding and auto SSL/pretty URLs
- you need multiple versions of PHP, databases, or servers side by side
When to avoid
- you develop primarily on Linux or macOS (Laragon is Windows-focused)
- you need a fully free open-source tool for commercial use (7.x requires a license)
- you prefer container-based environments like Docker for reproducibility
- you need a headless/CI server environment rather than a GUI desktop tool
Facets
application · maturity active
web-framework http-server developer-tools cli gui deployment web-development developer-tools self-hosted backend windows wamp local-development portable php nginx apache mysql virtual-hosts auto-ssl one-click-apps desktop
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/leokhoa/laragon · fetched 2026-08-28 · 41c73fc16183
- homepage: https://laragon.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · e278ee3f0fe3
- site_page: https://laragon.org/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · e1044e9dbe0c
- site_page: https://laragon.org/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8001cf345ec5
- site_page: https://laragon.org/docs/quick-app · fetched 2026-08-29 · 747f6b941d60
- site_page: https://laragon.org/docs/portable · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5a86cccf3c83
- site_page: https://laragon.org/docs/pretty-urls · fetched 2026-08-29 · 36cbb5453ab4
- site_page: https://laragon.org/docs/auto-ssl · fetched 2026-08-29 · bf3d0fa92ffd
- site_page: https://laragon.org/docs/easy-to-use · fetched 2026-08-29 · 962de8641298
- site_page: https://laragon.org/pricing · fetched 2026-08-29 · 02c404a6885c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| leokhoa/laragon | main | 94 |
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