# 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.

Repository: https://github.com/leokhoa/laragon
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/laragon
Homepage: https://laragon.org
Language: PHP
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-14T15:34:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 86, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4070, "days_push": 19, "days_rel": 19, "gap_med": 40.0, "n_releases_24m": 13}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5389, forks 509 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:17.199892+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, http-server, developer-tools, cli, gui, deployment
- domain: web-development, developer-tools, self-hosted, backend
- platform: windows
- tags: wamp, local-development, portable, php, nginx, apache, mysql, virtual-hosts, auto-ssl, one-click-apps, desktop

## Member repositories
- leokhoa/laragon (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:17.199892+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 2026-08-29T17:58:24.423280+00:00, confidence not recorded.
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  - homepage: https://laragon.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:52:50.456836+00:00, sha e278ee3f0fe3)
  - site_page: https://laragon.org/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T08:52:50.466120+00:00, sha e1044e9dbe0c)
  - site_page: https://laragon.org/about (fetched 2026-08-29T08:52:50.470709+00:00, sha 8001cf345ec5)
  - site_page: https://laragon.org/docs/quick-app (fetched 2026-08-29T08:52:50.472544+00:00, sha 747f6b941d60)
  - site_page: https://laragon.org/docs/portable (fetched 2026-08-29T08:52:50.474239+00:00, sha 5a86cccf3c83)
  - site_page: https://laragon.org/docs/pretty-urls (fetched 2026-08-29T08:52:50.475797+00:00, sha 36cbb5453ab4)
  - site_page: https://laragon.org/docs/auto-ssl (fetched 2026-08-29T08:52:50.477537+00:00, sha bf3d0fa92ffd)
  - site_page: https://laragon.org/docs/easy-to-use (fetched 2026-08-29T08:52:50.479162+00:00, sha 962de8641298)
  - site_page: https://laragon.org/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T08:52:50.468125+00:00, sha 02c404a6885c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.