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Hangar v1.0.0 - Initial Public Release

19 May 10:18

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The first public release of Hangar - an open-source local web development environment for Windows.

Install

  1. Download hangar-amd64-installer.exe below.
  2. Windows SmartScreen will warn ("Unknown publisher") - click More info then Run anyway. The installer is not yet code-signed; submissions to Microsoft SmartScreen and WinGet are in progress.
  3. The first-run wizard offers to install a default bundle (PHP 8.3 + MySQL + Apache + Mailpit).

SHA-256

Verify your download before installing:

648422ADABB15D8DD1D40415E550A591DD46C28845BE3496ADA0956B4876D942  hangar-amd64-installer.exe

PowerShell:

Get-FileHash .\hangar-amd64-installer.exe -Algorithm SHA256

Highlights

  • One-click service management for Apache, Nginx, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Mailpit.
  • Multi-version PHP (7.3, 8.1 through 8.5), switchable globally or per project.
  • Project manager with auto-generated vhosts, hosts-file entries, per-vhost logs.
  • Local HTTPS via embedded mkcert - works on a fresh install with no extra downloads.
  • Built-in DNS server for *.test domains.
  • MCP server on 127.0.0.1:3742 exposing 14 tools - control services, run SQL, audit schemas, toggle SSL from Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, or any MCP-capable agent. Hardened against DNS-rebinding.
  • Server-side database auditor - emits a runnable .sql migration file with ~30 deterministic rules.
  • Installed launcher - one page to launch phpMyAdmin, HeidiSQL, DBeaver, VS Code, PocketBase, Mailpit.

See CHANGELOG.md for the full list.

AI agent setup

{ "mcpServers": { "hangar": { "url": "http://127.0.0.1:3742/sse" } } }

Verify: curl http://127.0.0.1:3742/health