# laravel/sail

Docker files for running a basic Laravel application.

Repository: https://github.com/laravel/sail
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/laravel-sail
Homepage: https://laravel.com/docs/sail
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: laravel, docker
Last push: 2026-08-18T13:44:02+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2123, "days_push": 15, "days_rel": 15, "gap_med": 12, "n_releases_24m": 44}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1914, forks 518 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:53.647603+00:00)

## What it is
Laravel Sail is a lightweight command-line interface for interacting with Laravel's default Docker development environment, built around a compose.yaml file and a sail shell script. It lets developers run PHP, MySQL, Redis, Meilisearch, and other services locally without prior Docker experience.

## Use cases
- set up a local Laravel development environment with Docker
- run a Laravel app with MySQL and Redis without installing PHP locally
- start and stop Laravel Docker containers from the CLI
- run Laravel tests and Artisan commands inside Docker
- debug a Laravel app with Xdebug in containers
- preview emails and use services like Meilisearch or Typesense locally

## When to choose
- you are building a Laravel application and want a batteries-included Docker dev environment
- you want a consistent environment across macOS, Linux, and Windows (WSL2)
- you have no Docker experience but need containers for PHP, databases, and search services

## When to avoid
- your project is not a Laravel application
- you need a custom, complex production-grade Docker setup rather than a local dev environment
- you already have a mature Docker workflow with your own compose files

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, developer-tools, container-runtime, deployment
- domain: developer-tools, web-development, backend
- platform: windows, cli, php
- tags: laravel, docker-compose, local-development, php, dev-environment, devops, containers, docker, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- laravel/sail (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:53.647603+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 2026-08-30T03:10:26.014067+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/laravel/sail (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:53.647603+00:00, sha a19ad7d2d6b9)
  - homepage: https://laravel.com/docs/sail (fetched 2026-08-29T10:49:50.047333+00:00, sha eb30dcaa6fc9)
  - site_page: https://laravel.com/framework/docs/releases (fetched 2026-08-29T10:49:50.057120+00:00, sha 1009eaa70858)
  - site_page: https://laravel.com/framework/docs/upgrade (fetched 2026-08-29T10:49:50.059182+00:00, sha 8ef90dbb2d96)
  - site_page: https://laravel.com/framework/docs/contributions (fetched 2026-08-29T10:49:50.061114+00:00, sha 4ade7f20a7d0)
  - site_page: https://laravel.com/framework/docs/installation (fetched 2026-08-29T10:49:50.062999+00:00, sha c9a46f15de7e)
  - site_page: https://laravel.com/framework/docs/configuration (fetched 2026-08-29T10:49:50.065295+00:00, sha c7ca22d99487)
  - site_page: https://laravel.com/framework/docs/ai (fetched 2026-08-29T10:49:50.067850+00:00, sha 7774b93480a2)
  - site_page: https://laravel.com/framework/docs/structure (fetched 2026-08-29T10:49:50.069775+00:00, sha e880f5890d2b)
  - site_page: https://laravel.com/framework/docs/frontend (fetched 2026-08-29T10:49:50.071582+00:00, sha 0d617261edbf)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.