serversideup/spin

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1488 stars · 66 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

Spin is a bash-based CLI utility that wraps Docker and Docker Compose to replicate production environments locally and on servers with a single command ('spin up'). It centralizes infrastructure configuration, supports server provisioning, zero-downtime deployments, and automated SSL across macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Use cases

• run my production docker environment locally with one command
• simplify docker compose workflows for my team
• deploy my laravel app to any vps with zero downtime
• provision and manage servers without vendor lock-in
• get automated ssl certificates for my self-hosted app
• standardize development environments across mac windows and linux
• use the same docker config in development and production

When to choose

• your team uses Docker and wants consistent environments from local dev to production
• you want a Laravel Sail-like experience that also ships to production
• you self-host on any VPS and want simple provisioning, SSL, and zero-downtime deploys
• you want framework-agnostic Docker tooling with a simple CLI

When to avoid

• you already use Kubernetes or a full container orchestration platform
• you prefer managed platforms like Vercel, Heroku, or Laravel Forge/Vapor
• your project does not use Docker at all
• you need a GUI-based deployment tool

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

developer-tools deployment container-orchestration configuration-management cli self-hosted web-development developer-tools windows cli cross-platform docker-compose laravel local-development zero-downtime-deployment server-provisioning shell devops containers linux macos docker

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