A lightweight, portable, open-source local development environment for PHP developers.
Author: Nomad Programmer
Contact: shiv@srapsware.com
Repository: ProgrammerNomad/DevStackBox
Latest Release: v0.1.6
Docs & Issues: Please use GitHub Issues and GitHub Wiki for all documentation, feature requests, and bug reports.
- ✅ MSI Compatibility Fixed: Clean semantic versioning (v0.1.6) for Windows MSI installer
- ✅ Complete UI Restoration: Fixed accidentally deleted CSS and core files
- ✅ Both Installer Formats: MSI (288.9 MB) and NSIS (147.7 MB) available
- ✅ GitHub Actions Fixed: Resolved emoji encoding issues in CI/CD pipeline
- ✅ Project Structure Optimized: Clean codebase following Vite + React + Tauri best practices
- Windows MSI Installer: DevStackBox_0.1.6_x64_en-US.msi
- Windows NSIS Installer: DevStackBox_0.1.6_x64-setup.exe
| Feature | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|
| MySQL Database | ✅ Available | Embedded MySQL server with GUI management |
| phpMyAdmin Integration | ✅ Available | Built-in database management interface |
| Modern UI (Vite+React+Tailwind+shadcn/ui) | ✅ Available | Fast, responsive, utility-first design with animations |
| Config Management (Backup/Restore) | ✅ Available | Syntax-highlighting and backup/restore for config files |
| Clean Semantic Versioning | ✅ Available | MSI/NSIS compatible version format (v0.1.6) |
| Multi-Format Installers | ✅ Available | Windows MSI (288.9 MB) and NSIS (147.7 MB) installers |
| Multilanguage UI | ✅ Available | i18next-based internationalization with English and Hindi support |
| Crash & Bug Reporting via GitHub | 🔄 In Progress | User-initiated crash/bug reports with pre-filled GitHub Issues |
| Logs Viewer | 🔄 In Progress | View MySQL, phpMyAdmin, Apache, PHP, and app logs with real-time search/filter |
| System Tray Integration | 🔄 In Progress | Minimize to tray, quick actions |
| Auto-Update Support | 🔄 In Progress | Tauri auto-updates via GitHub Releases |
| Apache HTTP Server | 🕓 Planned | Portable Apache, vhost & HTTPS management |
| Multiple PHP Versions | 🕓 Planned | Default PHP 8.2, others downloadable via in-app installer |
| One-Click App Installers | 🕓 Planned | Install WordPress, Laravel, more with simple UI |
| PHP Extensions Management | 🕓 Planned | Enable/disable extensions per PHP version |
| Security Analyzer | 🕓 Planned | Scan PHP configs/code for security issues |
| Mail Testing Tools | 🕓 Planned | Built-in Mailhog or similar for email capture |
| Portable Mode / Zero Installation | 🕓 Planned | All data/settings/logs in app folder |
| Database Backup/Restore (One-Click) | 🕓 Planned | UI to export/import MySQL databases |
| MySQL User Management | 🕓 Planned | Create/edit MySQL users/privileges via UI |
| Quick Launch Tools | 🕓 Planned | Terminal (PHP/MySQL CLI), copy connection string, etc. |
| Full App/Data Backup/Restore | 🕓 Planned | Backup configs, databases, logs in one click |
| Automatic Virtual Host Management | 🕓 Planned | Pretty URLs like myapp.test |
| HTTPS/SSL for Local Sites | 🕓 Planned | One-click SSL for local domains and phpMyAdmin |
| Multilanguage UI | ✅ Available | i18next-based internationalization with English and Hindi support |
| Project Templates/Cloning | 🕓 Planned | Clone from Git or use templates for new projects |
| Composer Integration | 🕓 Planned | Global/per-project Composer support |
| PHP INI & Apache Config Editors | 🕓 Planned | User-friendly config editing |
| PHP Error Display Toggle | 🕓 Planned | Enable/disable display_errors from UI |
| Service Status & Tray Notifications | 🕓 Planned | Tray notifications for service events |
| Portable PHP CLI | 🕓 Planned | Terminal with PHP version selector |
| Bundled Tools (curl, git, node, npm, etc.) | 🕓 Planned | Optionally bundle common CLI tools |
| Log Viewer Enhancements | 🕓 Planned | Real-time, filterable, tabbed log viewer for all services/apps |
| Project Full Backup/Restore | 🕓 Planned | Backup/restore www files, configs, databases |
Legend:
✅ Available 🔄 In Progress 🕓 Planned
DevStackBox is a next-generation, portable PHP development stack built using Tauri, Vite, React, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui, and Framer Motion.
It provides a fast, modern, cross-platform GUI for managing your entire PHP stack locally — all with minimal dependencies and a beautiful UI.
- Super lightweight: Tauri core is 5–30MB (excluding service binaries)
- Cross-platform: Windows 10/11, macOS, Linux
- Dark/Light Mode: Fully supported everywhere
- Auto-update: Releases and updates are managed via GitHub Releases and Tauri’s updater
- Community-first: All features, bugs, and documentation are handled on GitHub
- Windows 10/11, macOS, or Linux
- Node.js 18+
- Rust (for Tauri backend)
- Git
- pnpm or npm or yarn
- Tauri CLI
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Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/ProgrammerNomad/DevStackBox.git cd DevStackBox -
Install dependencies:
pnpm install # or npm install -
Install Tauri CLI:
cargo install tauri-cli
-
Run the application:
pnpm tauri dev # or npm run tauri dev
DevStackBox/
├── src-tauri/ # Tauri (Rust) backend for process mgmt, IPC, native ops
├── src/ # Frontend (Vite + React + Tailwind + shadcn/ui + Framer Motion)
├── mysql/ # Portable MySQL setup
├── php/ # PHP 8.2 binaries (default)
├── apache/ # Apache portable setup (planned)
├── phpmyadmin/ # phpMyAdmin setup
├── apps/ # One-click app installers (planned)
├── config/ # Config files (php.ini, my.cnf, httpd.conf, etc.)
├── config-backups/ # Config backup files
├── logs/ # Log files (Apache, MySQL, PHP, etc.)
├── www/ # Web root directory (planned)
├── locales/ # Translation files (EN, HI, etc.)
└── package.json # Project config (frontend)
- Sidebar Navigation: Main sections (Dashboard, Projects, Services, Logs, Settings, About)
- Top Bar: Quick actions (theme switcher, language, user menu, updates)
- Command Palette: Fast action search/jump (Ctrl+P or Cmd+P, shadcn/ui’s Command component)
- Context Menus: Right-click per-item actions (shadcn/ui ContextMenu)
- Tabs: For sub-navigation within a page (e.g., “Overview | Logs” for a service)
- Integrated Terminal: Embedded xterm.js terminal using Tauri’s process management
- PHP Version Selector: (Planned) Change PHP version per session (other versions downloadable)
- Composer & MySQL CLI: Available in the app terminal
- Bundled Tools: Optionally ship with curl, git, node, npm, etc.
- Distribution: Releases and auto-updates are managed via GitHub Releases.
- Update: App will auto-update itself from GitHub (using Tauri's built-in updater).
- Config Backup/Restore: Automatic and manual backups for all configs
- Database Backup/Restore: One-click export/import for MySQL databases
- Full App Backup/Restore: Backup/restore all critical files and databases
- Real-time, searchable log viewer for MySQL, Apache, PHP, phpMyAdmin, and app logs
- User-initiated bug/crash reporting: Pre-filled GitHub issues from the app
- Security analyzer: (Planned) Scan configs and code for common issues
- HTTPS/SSL: One-click SSL for local projects (planned)
- MySQL user management: GUI for users/privileges
- No Custom CSS Required: Use Tailwind utility classes and shadcn/ui only (document rare exceptions)
- Consistent Design Language: Unified styling across all components
- Mobile-First Responsiveness: Adapts to any screen size
- Dark/Light Mode: Easy theming (shadcn/ui + Tailwind)
- Animation: Smooth transitions via Framer Motion
- All user-facing text must use i18next (EN, HI)
- Language switcher styled with icons and Unicode support
- Proper font handling for Devanagari/Hindi
- Fork the repository
- Create a feature branch:
git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature - Commit your changes:
git commit -m 'Add amazing feature' - Push to the branch:
git push origin feature/amazing-feature - Open a Pull Request
MIT License – see LICENSE
- Inspired by Laragon, XAMPP, and the open-source community
- Built with Tauri, Vite, React, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui, and Framer Motion
- 🐛 Report bugs: GitHub Issues
- 💬 Discussions: GitHub Discussions
- 📧 Email: shiv@srapsware.com
DevStackBox – Making local PHP & MySQL development simple, modern, and portable! 🚀