env.pm — Free Developer Subdomains & Cloud DNS Platform built with Laravel

[willyarisky]

Hi Laravel community! I'm Willy (@willyarisky), the creator of env.pm.

I wanted to share a platform we recently built and launched called env.pm — a free developer service that allows anyone to claim instant subdomains (*.env.pm) and manage cloud DNS records (A, AAAA, CNAME, TXT, MX) for side projects, local tunnels, staging servers, webhook receivers, and VPS infrastructure.

Why we built it

When spinning up VPS instances, test environments, or self-hosted developer tools, configuring DNS records and waiting for propagation or buying throwaway domains is often overkill. We wanted a fast, zero-friction developer console that gives you clean short domains with instant DNS records.

How it's built with Laravel

• Framework & Backend: Built entirely with Laravel, using Laravel Breeze & Blade for the UI, Eloquent ORM, and custom validation rules (strict lowercase subdomain parsing, private IPv4 range filtering for security, CNAME sanity checks).
• Asynchronous DNS Sync: Background job queues manage authoritative cloud DNS synchronization and zone updates in real-time.
• Developer-Centric UI: Styled with Tailwind CSS in an elegant dark/light developer aesthetic (inspired by modern developer consoles like Vercel and Linear).
• Built-in Developer Tools:
  • files.env.pm — Lightweight, encrypted temporary file & clipboard paste sharing.
  • whois.env.pm — Fast domain WHOIS and DNS lookup helper.

The service is completely free for developers to use: https://env.pm

We'd love to hear your feedback, thoughts on the architecture, and ideas for developer integrations or API features you'd find useful!

[henzeb]

If it's completely free, who is paying for it? How is my data protected?

[HyperZTeam456]

I wanna know what is the limit for free subdomains?