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Free & open source · Windows, macOS and Linux

A free ServBay alternative for PHP

Unlimited sites. Zero plans to compare.

Flock is a free alternative to ServBay for PHP and Laravel developers. There is no site limit, no Pro tier and no account: every project gets its .test domain with HTTPS, and mail, dumps and Xdebug work from day one.

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Windows, macOS and Linux · No account, no license key

Why people switch

Where ServBay gets in the way.

Five sites on the free tier

ServBay's free plan stops at five websites. Flock serves every project you park or link.

Mail behind Pro

Flock catches every email in a per-app inbox for free, with HTML preview and attachments.

More than PHP needs

If you only write PHP, Flock is a smaller app with fewer settings, made for Laravel.

What changes

Moving from ServBay to Flock.

The 7 things you gain. Everything else works the way you're used to.

  • Price Free for 5 sites, Pro from $59/yr Free, open source, no account
  • Platforms macOS and Windows macOS, Windows and Linux, native apps
  • Cache, search, storage Redis free, search and storage in Pro Valkey, Meilisearch, Typesense, RustFS
  • Mail catcher Mail server in Pro An inbox per app, HTML preview
  • Dumps and logs Log files only Per-request timeline and Laravel log
  • FrankenPHP and Octane Not listed Per site, with Octane worker mode
  • Public preview link Tunnels in Pro Cloudflare tunnel, one command

See all 18 rows, and where ServBay still shines

Switching

Four steps, about five minutes.

  1. 01

    Stop ServBay

    Stop ServBay's services and quit it, so ports 80 and 443 are free.

  2. 02

    Install Flock

    Run the installer for macOS, Windows or Linux. It sets up PHP, .test DNS and a trusted certificate authority.

  3. 03

    Park your projects

    Park the folder your sites live in, and each project gets its .test domain.

    flock park ~/Code
  4. 04

    Bring your databases

    Install the same database and import a dump with the client on your PATH.

    flock services install postgres 17

FAQ

Before you leave ServBay.

Flock serves projects on .test domains. If you used another TLD in ServBay, update APP_URL in .env once.

No. Any database client connects to Flock's databases, and phpMyAdmin or Adminer can run as an ordinary Flock site.

No. Flock is free and open source, with no site limit, no account and no paid tier.

Join the flock.

Install Flock, park your code folder and open https://your-app.test.

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