Laravel Herd 1.28.0 macOS

Laravel Herd is a blazing-fast, native PHP and Laravel development environment for macOS and Windows, requiring zero dependencies and zero configuration. Bundled with PHP, nginx, Node.js, and Composer, it serves local sites instantly via .test domains. Herd Pro adds MySQL, Redis, Xdebug, mail testing, and log monitoring for professional workflows.

The fastest environment around
Herd uses native binaries for PHP, nginx, and other services, making it faster than other PHP development environments.
No containers, VMs, or wonky virtualization methods – just plain binaries as it should be.

Everything you need to get started
Herd includes binaries for Composer, the Laravel installer, and Expose, making them available to your CLI automatically.
This makes it possible to manage your sites via Powershell or use the site wizard of Herd.

Unlock the full potential with Herd Pro
Herd provides everything that you need to get started with Laravel development for free but it offers great capabilities with Herd Pro.
Explore all Herd Pro features and get the best development environment for Laravel.

Easily manage multiple versions of PHP
Herd comes with PHP 7.4 - 8.5, and you can switch between these versions in seconds. Herd even lets you pin sites to specific PHP versions.
Herd keeps all of your PHP installations up to date and notifies you about new updates in time.

Frontend tooling included with nvm
Herd ships with nvm, the Node Version Manager, allowing you to easily manage Node.js versions on your machine.
You can install and switch between versions in seconds via your terminal or the Herd UI.

Seamlessly run and manage services
Herd is the control panel for your local environment, making it easy to set up and run complementary services to your Laravel applications.
From databases to storage systems, we got you covered with MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, Typesense, Meilisearch, MinIO, and even Laravel Reverb.

Share site configurations with your team
Herd allows you to add a herd.yml file to your project, which contains all the necessary information to set up a the site on a new machine. Pair with Herd Pro to set up sites with all services in seconds.
Keep PHP versions, services and even Forge configurations in sync across your whole team.

Integrate directly with Laravel Forge
You can link local Herd sites with Laravel Forge servers, allowing you to deploy your local sites to Forge with a single click.
The integration with Forge makes opening an SSH connection as fast as grabbing some environment variables or opening the site in the related Forge panel.

Catch and debug application mails
Herd provides an integrated local email service, streamlining the process of testing and debugging application emails.
The email service organizes emails into distinct inboxes for each application, ensuring they are easily accessible and simple to locate.

Access and search through local log files
No more digging through local log files. Herd's powerful Log Viewer makes it painless to quickly search through your local logs, even allowing you to jump directly to your IDE from a log entry.
Herd instantly refreshes the log list whenever a new entry is added.

Painless Xdebug integration
Herd's powerful Xdebug detection automatically enables Xdebug when necessary.
By watching for incoming requests with the Xdebug browser extension, you can be ensured that Xdebug will be available when you need it – and only then.

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