Hi Product Hunt 👋

I'm Ali, the developer behind SoftNix Server.

Why I built it: I build Laravel apps every day on Windows and used Laragon for years. But every project needed extra tools on top: a tunnel to show clients, Xdebug setup, a dump viewer, a database tool, Redis and WebSockets for realtime features, and FTP to upload to hosting. So I built one free app that does all of it with one click.

What you get:

• Every folder in www becomes https://name.test automatically

• Apache or Nginx, PHP 8.2–8.5, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, Mailpit

• PHP extensions and settings with a tick, Xdebug on/off

• Dumps & Logs: dump() / dd() and laravel.log in a window

• Realtime mode: Redis + Reverb + queue, test on your phone with a QR code

• Share online: a public link for client demos and webhook tests

• Deploy to live: upload only changed files to your hosting over SSH

• Database snapshots, Laravel scheduler, Node 20/22/24

• "Move from Laragon" copies your projects and databases in one click

It's free, no account, no ads. The installer is about 3 MB and only downloads the servers you choose (SHA-256 checked).

Feedback that would help most:

1. What still makes you keep Laragon, XAMPP or Herd installed?

2. Which feature should come next?

3. Any bug or confusing step during setup?

Thanks for checking it out! 🙏