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choco install laragon
About Laragon
Laragon bundles a web server, databases and language runtimes into a small Windows app that starts a working development environment with little setup. The core executable is under 6 MB and uses little memory.
Its documentation covers quick app creation, pretty URLs for local sites, automatic SSL, running multiple versions of tools side by side, a portable mode, a built-in terminal, sharing a local site and automated MySQL backups. It is often used as a replacement for XAMPP.
Strengths
- Very small footprint and low memory use
- Portable mode
- Pretty URLs and automatic SSL for local sites
- Multiple versions of runtimes side by side
Limitations
- Windows only
- Licensing terms of newer versions differ from older free releases
Details
- Pricing
- FreemiumCheck the download page for current licensing terms of recent versions.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- Leo Khoa
- Platforms
- Windows
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Windows developers who want a fast local PHP or Node.js setup
- Categories
- Developer tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Laragon
Compare allSoftware that can replace Laragon for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
XAMPP
Apache, MariaDB, PHP and Perl packaged as one local development stack.
XAMPP is free and open source and runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, bundling Apache, MariaDB, PHP and Perl, though its component versions lag upstream releases.
Laravel Herd
A native PHP and Laravel development environment for Windows and macOS with PHP and nginx included.
Laravel Herd runs natively on Windows and macOS with PHP, nginx and Composer included, but it focuses on PHP and Laravel and puts database services in the paid Pro tier.
MAMP
A local web server environment with Apache or Nginx, MySQL and PHP for macOS and Windows.
MAMP runs on macOS and Windows with a choice of Apache or Nginx plus MySQL, but per-project hosts and one-click CMS installs need MAMP PRO.
Local
A desktop app that sets up and runs WordPress sites on your own computer for development.
Local runs on Windows, macOS and Linux with one-click WordPress sites and SSL, but it handles only WordPress, not general PHP or Node.js projects.
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PHP
A general-purpose scripting language and interpreter especially suited to web development.
Composer
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DBngin
A free desktop app for starting local PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB and Redis servers with one click.
mkcert
A zero-config command-line tool that creates locally trusted HTTPS certificates for development.
Expose
A tunneling service with an open-source client that gives local sites a public URL.
Docker Compose
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