About ServBay

ServBay is a one-stop development environment management tool designed to reduce the burden on developers for maintaining their development environments, allowing them to start coding within minutes without the hassle of installation and troubleshooting.

ServBay comes with a variety of programming language and database components, including PHP, Python, Node.js, Go, Java, .NET, Ruby, Rust, and more. It supports relational databases like MariaDB, MySQL, and PostgreSQL, as well as NoSQL databases such as Redis, MongoDB, and Memcached. It also includes Apache, NGINX, and Caddy as Web servers, dnsmasq as DNS services, and bundled essential developer tools like Mailpit mail server, MinIO storage service, and RabbitMQ queue service.

Additionally, ServBay includes Ollama, making it easy for developers to deploy AI and LLM development environments locally.

One of ServBay's standout features is its integrated PKI system, allowing users to issue self-signed certificates. This supports the use of non-existent domain names and TLDs in local development, enabling the creation of free SSL certificates for these domains using SSL to secure websites. This feature enhances the security of the development process and significantly reduces investment in domain names and SSL certificates.

Moreover, ServBay offers a wealth of extension modules that developers can use without needing to compile themselves. This includes PHP extensions like XDebug, IMAP, imagick, GD, Phalcon, swoole, and scws, as well as PostgreSQL extensions such as postgis, pgrouting, pgvector, pg_jieba, and zhparser.

ServBay natively supports HTTP/2 and HTTP/3, as well as the latest PHP 8.5 and Node.js 23.

ServBay is equipped with a powerful graphical user interface (GUI), allowing developers to quickly install, upgrade, and switch between different service versions. Through modular combinations, developers can stack and replace different services like building blocks, simulating various development environments to rapidly meet development needs.

For team managers, ServBay can quickly align the development environments for the team, ensuring that team members work in a uniform environment and share work results in real time.

Finally, ServBay is a green software solution that won't pollute your system. All packages and data are placed under /Applications/ServBay, making it easy to back up, migrate, or delete as needed.