SmartStack

Local development environment for Windows — Apache, MariaDB, PHP & phpMyAdmin in one click.
A modern replacement for XAMPP with a native desktop UI.

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Download

Version	Link	Price
Portable (.zip)	Google Drive — Free	Free
Installer (.exe)	Gumroad	$4.99

Portable version: extract the ZIP, run SmartStack.exe. On first launch it downloads Apache, MariaDB and PHP automatically (~165 MB).

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Stack

• Apache 2.4.68 Win64
• MariaDB 11.4.12 LTS
• PHP 8.5.7 NTS (mysqli, pdo_mysql, gd, curl, mbstring, zip)
• phpMyAdmin 5.2.3
• Electron 28 + React 18

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Features

• Auto-download of all binaries on first run
• Start/stop/restart each service with one click
• Real-time logs per service inside the app
• phpMyAdmin pre-configured and warning-free
• System tray support — close the window without stopping services
• 100% portable — no global installs, runs from USB

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Requirements

• Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit
• ~200 MB free disk space
• Internet connection on first run (binary download ~165 MB)

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Build from source

git clone https://github.com/marcosgamez/smartstack.git
cd smartstack
npm install
npm run dev

Build installer:

npm run build:win

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Project structure

smartstack/
├── src/
│   ├── main.js         # Electron main process
│   ├── preload.js      # Secure IPC bridge
│   ├── services.js     # Apache/MySQL/PHP process manager
│   ├── downloader.js   # Auto binary downloader
│   ├── logger.js       # Log system
│   └── ui/             # React dashboard
├── config/             # Apache / MySQL / PHP config templates
├── htdocs/             # Public web root (like XAMPP's htdocs)
└── package.json

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Roadmap

• SSL with mkcert
• PHP version switcher (8.1 / 8.2 / 8.5)
• Multi-project manager
• Per-project .env editor
• Auto-update

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MIT License