Hey Product Hunt! 👋 I’m thrilled to introduce Stratos today! As web developers building on macOS, we noticed a growing problem: local development tools have become bloated, fragmented, or overly expensive. Developers are often forced to run 5+ separate applications (Nginx, PHP, Mailpit, Ray, DBngin, Ngrok) — consuming gigabytes of RAM and quickly draining MacBook battery life. Existing commercial alternatives charge $99/year and lock fundamental debugging tools like local email catching and dump logs behind a paywall. We built Stratos in 100% native Swift and SwiftUI to fix this. It bundles your entire local development environment into a single, high-performance menu bar app that uses less than 25MB of RAM and 0% idle CPU. ⚡ What’s inside Stratos: • One-Click Dev Stack: Nginx, coexisting PHP 8.1 → 8.5 FPM pools, Dnsmasq .test domains, and local database services start instantly together. • Green Wildcard HTTPS: Generates a 4096-bit RSA Root CA trusted in the macOS System Keychain — zero browser security warnings. • Universal DB Hub & Web Adminer: Native database browser for SQLite, MySQL, and PostgreSQL with 1-click auto-provisioned Web Adminer (http://db.test) & deep links to TablePlus/Sequel Ace. • Built-In Debugging Suite: Real-time Request Inspector, SMTP MailCatcher (port 1025), Laravel dump() console (port 9912), and Webhook Receiver. • Artisan & Extension Actions: 1-click php artisan migrate, optimize:clear, composer install, and PHP extension toggles (xdebug, redis, imagick, gd, opcache). • Stratos Pro ($39/yr): Cloudflare public share tunnels, interactive ER Schema visualizer, SPX PHP flame graph profiler, and 1-click .stratos Team Stack Sync. Stratos includes an automated 14-day full Pro trial, and the Free Edition is 100% free for personal use with no sign-up required. We'd love your feedback, bug reports, and feature requests. I'll be here all day answering your questions! Try it today at https://stratosapp.dev 🚀 — Team Stratos

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What is your biggest pain point with local web development on macOS?

Hey everyone! Stratos for macOS is officially launching tomorrow on Product Hunt.

We built Stratos in 100% native Swift to eliminate heavy Docker CPU overhead, slow local setups, and separate utility apps.

Curious to hear from fellow developers: what is the most important feature in your daily local workflow?

1. Instant .test domains & automatic green SSL

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Native macOS dev stack for PHP & Node. Zero Docker.

Native macOS dev stack for PHP & Node. Zero Docker.

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What is your biggest pain point with local web development on macOS?

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What is your biggest pain point with local web development on macOS?