ServBay

Are you a Web or PHP developer? Are you seeking a powerful local web development solution? Look no further! ServBay is your ticket to a streamlined, efficient, and professional-grade web dev environment, exclusively designed for macOS.

Features that Make a Difference

Run Multiple PHP Instances: ServBay got your back with multi-instance running support. Effortlessly run various PHP versions concurrently and allocate different versions to distinct hosts for quick version-specific hosting.

Domain & SSL Customization: Say goodbye to standard TLDs. With ServBay, non-standard domains are no problem. Roll out HTTPS access with serbay.testing or any domain you fancy.

Startup & Swift Operations: Keep your services running uninterrupted. Set ServBayto kick-start with your system and manage your services quickly and conveniently via the menu bar icon.

Command Line Interface: Command the commands! With robust CLI support, directly call php, mysql, redis-cli, and more in terminal for efficient task handling, script execution, and other advanced functions.

Unified Service Management: Flex your control muscle with our powerful service management panel. Install, update, disable, or uninstall different service suites as per your need. Stay ahead with our ever-expanding software library updates.

Docker & Nodejs Support: Bind your local Docker, Nodejs, and other apps to hosts using reverse proxy functionality. Access apps via domain names, sans port numbers, and with SSL support.

Clean System Environment: Keep it clean. ServBay files are stored separately, ensuring zero system interference or contamination. Feel free to delete, move, or copy files to another Mac.

Recompilation Support: Need to compile new PHP modules or software? No sweat. Just install ServBay's development library and you're good to go.

Why ServBay is a Game-Changer

Speed: With one-click install, run multiple PHP versions simultaneously, switch freely between development languages or databases.

Comprehensive: You want it, we got it. ServBay packs Caddy, NGINX, PHP, MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, memcached, and more.

High Performance: Non-virtualized running translates to lesser system resource consumption. ServBayis optimized for macOS.

Secure: Synchronized with official versions. Get one-click upgrades, the latest security patches, and fortified configuration files.

Perfect for teams or individual developers, ServBay outperforms Docker, Homebrew, MAMP, XAMMP, and herd in resource efficiency, ease-of-use, and performance. It supports PHP 5.6 - PHP 8.3, MariaDB 10.4 - MariaDB 11.2, PostgreSQL 10 - PostgreSQL 16. You can even compile PHP modules with the right tools.