Valet
A more enjoyable local development experience for Mac.
Overview
Valet is a Laravel development environment designed for Mac users who prefer simplicity and speed. Using Valet, developers can set up and manage local development sites effortlessly without the need for Vagrant or modifying the /etc/hosts file. Valet's lightweight nature, running Nginx in the background and utilizing DnsMasq for domain pointing, provides a fast and efficient environment using minimal system resources.
Features
- Simplicity: Easy setup and configuration for local development sites.
- Speed: Utilizes Nginx and DnsMasq to provide a blazing fast development environment.
- Resource Efficiency: Consumes approximately 7mb of RAM, ideal for machines with limited resources.
- Public Site Sharing: Allows for sharing local sites publicly using local tunnels.
- Laravel
Laravel is a powerful and elegant PHP framework that provides developers with a comprehensive set of tools and features to build robust web applications. It follows the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architectural pattern, offering a clean and organized structure for writing efficient and maintainable code.
