ServBay includes a variety of services required for developers in their daily work. Whether it's development languages like PHP, Node.js, Python, Golang, Java, .NET, Ruby, Rust, various databases like MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, or services such as DNS, email, reverse proxy/tunnel, and even the Ollama large language model, you can install them with one click and use them out of the box. With a wide range of package versions available, you can even find outdated versions like PHP 5.6 and Node.js 12. With multi-version coexistence, packages can run simultaneously without interference.
It's common for different projects to use different versions of development languages and databases. ServBay offers project-level runtime environment configurations, allowing you to specify different versions of development languages for each project, ensuring they do not interfere with each other, making your project development more flexible and controllable.
During the lifecycle of web development, domain names are consumables. ServBay comes with a built-in DNS service that allows developers to use non-existent domain names and TLDs without registering them, and issues free SSL certificates for these domain names. This capability not only saves developers significant costs but also greatly enhances security.
Email services are essential during development. ServBay has a built-in mail server that lets you easily use services like POP3/SMTP. With ServBay’s PKI, it supports STARTTLS and SSL/TLS with zero configuration. Want to send emails externally? The built-in SMTP Relay and SpamAssassin can help you with that. A powerful WebMail interface is also included.
ServBay has a built-in PKI system that allows developers to create CA and issue SSL certificates for free. In addition to domain certificates, it supports S/MIME email certificates, code signing certificates, and document signing certificates. With SSL certificates, developers can encrypt Web, database, and email services, as well as sign packages. Additionally, ServBay supports requesting SSL certificates from Let's Encrypt, ZeroSSL, and Google Trust Services via ACME and supports automatic renewal.
ServBay supports various mainstream web development languages, including but not limited to PHP, Node.js, Python, Golang, Java, .NET, Ruby and Rust. Each development language offers multiple versions, making it easy for developers to choose the right version based on project needs. ServBay automatically configures the corresponding runtime environment, allowing developers to start development work quickly without manual installation and setup. Switching between different language versions with one click facilitates testing compatibility across different environments.
ServBay integrates a variety of commonly used databases, such as MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, MariaDB, Memcached, SQLite, and more. Developers can choose suitable databases based on project needs and deploy them with one click. ServBay provides both a graphical interface and command-line tools, making it convenient for developers to manage databases, such as creating databases, importing and exporting data, executing SQL statements, and more. Additionally, ServBay supports multi-version coexistence of databases, allowing developers to test compatibility between different database versions.
ServBay supports reverse proxy features such as Ngrok, Pinggy.io, FRP, and Oray Peanut Shell. Developers can easily expose internal services of ServBay to the external network. This is very useful for debugging webhooks, connecting to intranet services, or creating secure tunnels. The reverse proxy feature in ServBay supports custom domain names, SSL certificates, and HTTP/3 protocols to ensure secure and efficient connections.
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Buy NowServBay provides web developers with an integrated, graphical, one-click installation local development environment. It includes commonly used web development services and tools, such as web servers, databases, programming languages, mail servers, queue services, SSL/PKI systems, and large language models (LLM).
ServBay includes services such as Caddy, NGINX, Apache, PHP, Python, Node.js, MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, memcached, and tools like phpMyAdmin, Adminer, and Composer. It also includes Ollama to facilitate developers in running large language models like deepseek, qwen, and llama.
ServBay integrates various versions of popular programming languages such as PHP, Python, and Node.js, and is continually adding support for other languages like Golang, Rust, Ruby, and Java. Developers can easily use and switch between the latest and deprecated versions of these languages in ServBay.
Absolutely! The original intention behind ServBay is to provide a unified and maintainable development environment for teams, reducing code discrepancies and bugs caused by inconsistent environments among team members. Through the 'unified configuration' feature, team managers can lock in different development environments for each project.
Compared to Docker, ServBay is specifically optimized, providing better resource consumption and making it easier to view logs and debug source code. In comparison with Homebrew, ServBay does not require compiling source code for installation, nor does it invade the operating system or pollute its environment, which could affect other applications' normal operation. Additionally, users do not need to manually edit configuration files, making it more user-friendly.
Unlike MAMP, XAMPP, herd, and similar tools, ServBay supports multiple hosts running simultaneously, allows the use of non-existent custom domain names, comes with free SSL certificates without application, and supports running multiple PHP versions at the same time. ServBay also offers detailed package versions, including the latest and historical versions, which can be installed and switched at any time. These capabilities are unmatched by other similar products.
Yes. ServBay can run multiple instances of different PHP versions concurrently, allowing you to set a different PHP version for each website and quickly switch between different versions.
ServBay supports PHP 5.6 - PHP 8.5, Python 2.7, 3.5 - 3.14, Node.js 12 - Node.js 23, MySQL 5.1 - MySQL 9.1, MariaDB 10.4 - MariaDB 11.5, PostgreSQL 10 - PostgreSQL 16, and MongoDB 5.0 - MongoDB 8.0.
Of course! You just need to xcode-select --install to install the relevant compilation tools for macOS, then set the PATH, CFLAGS, and other parameters to the path of the ServBay Development Lib to compile.
Absolutely! ServBay integrates Ollama, allowing you to run large language models such as deepseek, qwen, llama, solar, chatglm, etc.
