2024 UPDATE

As part of our commitment to providing an optimized development workflow, we’ve made a strategic decision to transition our entire team to macOS. This move allows us to standardize our environment and take full advantage of the benefits offered by Laravel Herd.

Using Laragon for Laravel development

We’re all about efficiency and performance. That’s why we use Laragon, a fast, powerful, and lightweight local development environment. Whether we’re working on a Laravel project or setting up a PHP site, Laragon is our go-to tool. We’re dedicated to equipping our developers with the most efficient and powerful tools in the industry. That’s where Laragon comes into play, a user-friendly local development environment that turbocharges our workflow.

Why Laragon outshines the competition

Laragon is better than other local servers like XAMPP, WAMP, Docker, Vagrant, and Homestead. It works great and has lots of features. It uses less than 4MB RAM, so developers can work on many projects at once without slowing down the computer.

Simplicity and portability

Laragon is simple to use. With just a few clicks, developers can start a new project. Open Laragon, go to Menu -> Quick App, and pick a platform like Laravel, WordPress, Joomla, Prestashop, Drupal, CakePHP, or Symfony. You can start working immediately on your new project.

A tool for diverse development needs

Laragon works for more than just PHP. It also supports Node.js, Python, Java, Go, and Ruby. This is great for developers who need to use different programming languages.

Streamlined database management

With Laragon, handling databases is easy. It has built-in databases like MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB. Just click the Database button to manage your database. This makes things simpler and quicker.

Conclusion

Laragon is our top choice for local development environments. Its efficiency, performance, and ease of use set it apart from other servers like XAMPP or WAMP. With minimal RAM usage, a variety of features, and simple project setup, Laragon helps us work faster and produce high-quality projects efficiently.

This article is part of our ongoing series, "Which technologies do we use and why?", where we explain the technologies that we use on a daily basis and the reasons behind our choices.

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