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ROOTLESS PODMAN · NO DOCKER · NO SUDO

LerdLocal PHP development for Linux

Nginx + PHP on rootless Podman. Drop any project in for automatic .test domains and HTTPS, no config files, no Docker daemon, no sudo. First-class on Arch, Ubuntu, Fedora, and Debian; macOS supported too.

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Auto .test domains & HTTPS

Every project gets a .test domain via lerd's dnsmasq (or opt into .localhost, no DNS setup), and `lerd secure` issues a locally-trusted TLS cert with mkcert in one shot. Dual-stack IPv4 + IPv6.

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PHP, Node & bun, per project

PHP 8.1–8.5 plus a frozen 7.4 / 8.0 legacy tier, multiple Node versions side by side, and bun as a first-class JS runtime, all pinned per project from the CLI, UI, or TUI.

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FrankenPHP & Octane

Per-site FrankenPHP as an alternative to shared PHP-FPM, with full extension parity, Laravel Octane and Symfony worker mode, and auto-reload on file changes.

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Services & presets

Built-ins (MySQL, Postgres, Redis, Meilisearch, RustFS, Mailpit), one-click presets, or any OCI image as a custom service, each editable and updatable in place.

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Web UI, TUI & tray

A browser dashboard with command palette, Laravel Doctor and a live Resources view, a btop-style TUI (`lerd tui`), and a system tray applet, all on one event bus.

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Debug window & profiler

Live `dump()` / `dd()` capture, SQL queries with N+1 detection, mail, jobs and outgoing HTTP across Laravel and Symfony, plus a one-toggle SPX flame-graph profiler.

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AI integration (MCP)

A built-in Model Context Protocol server with eleven grouped tools. Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini, Copilot, Antigravity, Junie, and Windsurf scaffold and run migrations from chat.

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Rootless & polyglot

No Docker daemon, no sudo. Services run as your user via rootless Podman, and a `Containerfile.lerd` or host-proxy site runs Node, Python, Go or Ruby apps alongside your PHP ones.

GET RUNNING

Ship it to your
machine.

One curl on Linux, one brew on macOS. Then lerd link any project and it's live at project.test with HTTPS, no Docker daemon and no sudo.

bash
# Linux
$ curl -fsSL https://lerd.sh/install.sh | bash
# macOS
$ brew install geodro/lerd/lerd && lerd install
# then, in any project
$ lerd link # → https://project.test ✓

Released under the MIT License.

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