Name: WP Launcher
Rating: 5.0 (1 reviews)

WP Launcher spins up isolated WordPress sites on demand — pre-loaded with your plugins and themes. Local dev: Docker-based, choose PHP (8.1–8.3) + database (SQLite/MySQL/MariaDB) per site. Wildcard subdomains, built-in email testing, live PHP config. Agency demos: Sites launch in ~10 seconds, auto-expire, sandboxed with capability restrictions. Perfect for client demos. Open source. Self-hosted. One-click VPS installer.

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👋 Hey Product Hunt! I'm Shahzad, the maker of WP Launcher.

I built this out of a frustration I kept hitting at my agency. Every time a potential client wanted to "try" a plugin we built, we'd spend 20 minutes setting up a throw-away WordPress install, then forget to clean it up. Multiply that by dozens of demos a week and it becomes a real problem.

The first version was just a bash script. Then it grew into an API. Then a dashboard. Then I realized it could also replace my local dev setup entirely. That's how it ended up doing both.

A few things I'm most proud of:

The 10-second cold start: plugins and themes are baked into Docker images at build time, so there's nothing to install at launch
SQLite-powered WordPress: no MySQL sidecar needed for simple demos, dramatically faster for dev
The sync feature: push a local site to a remote WordPress install or pull it back, with automatic URL replacement. Useful for client handoffs
The productivity monitor: I wanted WakaTime-style time tracking that actually understood WordPress activity, not just file saves, so I built it as an MU-plugin that sends heartbeats to the same API.
CLI Interface: A beautiful CLI dashboard with useful commands to manage everything from terminal.

Everything is open source. If you're running an agency or building WordPress products, I'd love feedback on what's missing. Happy to answer any questions here!

I would love your input to help us improve the product. You can report issues and post suggestions over here: https://github.com/msrbuilds/wp-...

I have tried many tools for WordPress local development, and most of them were hard to manage.

In many tools, I did not have full control. I could not easily change PHP settings, choose the database (like MySQL or MariaDB), or create proper backups.

Moving a website from localhost to production was also very difficult. I had to use different plugins for different sites, and it was confusing and time-consuming.

WP Launcher solves all these problems in one place.

I can quickly create WordPress sites using Docker, choose the PHP version (8.1–8.3), and select the database I want. I also like that I can control PHP settings easily.

It is fast, uses less space, and the interface is clean and simple to use.

For local development, testing, or client demos, this tool makes everything much easier.

The tool is already very good.

It would be helpful to have more simple documentation or step-by-step guides for beginners, so they can understand all features easily.

Overall, if you work with WordPress and want a simple and powerful local setup, WP Launcher is a great choice.

Great work by the creator. This is very useful.

I tried a few other tools for local WordPress hosting and site migration.

But most of them needed extra plugins or manual work. Each tool only solved part of the problem, so my workflow became messy and slow.

Thank you, Swapnil, for the detailed analysis. We already have a documentation page https://wplauncher.msrbuilds.com/docs, and an updated video guide is coming soon.