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lerd-env/lerd

Open-source, Herd-like local PHP development environment for Linux and macOS. Automatic .test domains, per-project PHP/Node isolation, one-command TLS. Podman-native, rootless. observed · 2026-09-03

github.com/lerd-env/lerd · homepage · Go · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-09-03

Health v2 · maintenance only

78/100

  • Activity 100
  • Release rhythm 88
  • Longevity 12

Flags: young

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 0.0
  • age_days: 169
  • days_rel: 0
  • days_push: 0
  • n_releases_24m: 117

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1242 stars · 73 forks observed · 2026-09-03

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Lerd is an open-source, Herd-like local PHP development environment for Linux and macOS (Windows via WSL2 beta) that runs Nginx, PHP-FPM, and services as rootless Podman containers. It provides automatic .test domains with one-command TLS, per-project PHP/Node version isolation, and a built-in Web UI, CLI, TUI, and MCP integration.

Use cases

  • run local PHP sites with automatic .test domains and HTTPS
  • develop Laravel apps locally on Linux without Docker
  • set up a Symfony project with MySQL and workers in one command
  • run WordPress or Drupal locally with per-project PHP versions
  • avoid Docker daemon and sudo for local PHP development
  • serve non-PHP dev servers (Node, Python, Go) at HTTPS .test domains
  • manage git worktrees with per-branch domains and PHP versions
  • share a local site over LAN or via tunnels like ngrok or cloudflared

When to avoid

  • you need Windows support outside WSL2 (beta only)
  • your Linux distro lacks systemd or ships Podman older than 4.5
  • you prefer Docker Compose-based workflows or existing tools like Laravel Sail or Valet
  • you need non-systemd init systems like OpenRC or runit

Facets

application · maturity active

http-server developer-tools cli container-runtime deployment configuration-management security monitoring web-development developer-tools self-hosted cli self-hosted php laravel symfony wordpress drupal magento podman nginx php-fpm local-development herd-alternative test-domains tls git-worktrees mcp web-ui lemp containers command-line linux macos docker

10 sources

Member repositories

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