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Stackyard 1.0.1
First public release of Stackyard: a free, portable local web development stack for Windows 10/11 x64.
Download Stackyard-1.0.1-win-x64.zip, right-click it > Properties > Unblock, unzip to a folder like D:\Stackyard, run Stackyard.exe and press Start all. The exe is not code-signed yet; if SmartScreen warns you, click More info > Run anyway.
Included
| Tool | Version |
|---|---|
| Apache (Apache Lounge) | 2.4.69 |
| PHP, Thread Safe x64 | 8.3.36 |
| MySQL Community Server | 8.4.13 |
| PostgreSQL | 18.6 |
| Node.js | 26.12.1 |
| Composer | 2 |
| Git for Windows, portable | 2.56.0 |
| Python | 3.13.0 |
| Adminer | 6.2.0 |
The Visual C++ runtime the servers need is bundled, so nothing else has to be installed.
Highlights
- Start and stop Apache, MySQL and PostgreSQL; port conflicts and crashes are reported with the log.
- Several versions of each tool side by side; PHP, Node.js and Composer updates from inside the app.
- Optional user PATH management with backups, and a terminal (cmd, PowerShell, Git Bash, Windows Terminal) with every tool on PATH.
- Virtual hosts on
*.localhostwithout editing the hosts file or admin rights. - Adminer for MySQL and PostgreSQL, tray icon, start with Windows, light/dark theme, 7 languages.
See README.txt in the zip for the details, including moving from Laragon. Licenses of the bundled tools: THIRD-PARTY.txt.
Stackyard is free. My Claude subscription isn't. Chip in a coffee?