Orbit

AI-ready local development environment for Windows, Linux and macOS. 17 services, MCP integration, CLI — all from a single interface.

Features

• Service Management — Install, start, stop and configure 17 services with one click
• MCP Integration — 72+ tools across 12 domains for Claude Code, Cursor and Windsurf
• Orbit CLI — Full command-line interface: start, stop, install, status, db, hosts and more
• AI Tools — Launch Claude Code and Gemini CLI directly from Orbit with project context and MCP auto-config
• Site Management — Local sites with custom domains (.test), Nginx/Apache vhosts, templates
• Deploy — SSH/SFTP/FTP deploy with diff-based sync, global connections and per-site targets
• Local SSL — Self-signed certificates via mkcert, one-click HTTPS
• Database Tools — MariaDB + PostgreSQL management, Adminer, phpMyAdmin
• Multi-version PHP — Run multiple PHP versions side by side with per-site selection
• Log Viewer — Real-time log monitoring with filtering by service and level
• Integrated Terminal — Built-in terminal with PTY support
• PATH Management — Service directories added to system PATH automatically on install
• Autostart — Per-service autostart on app launch
• Blueprints — Scaffold Laravel, Next.js, Astro, WordPress and more with one click

Supported Services

Nginx, Apache, PHP (multi-version), MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Meilisearch, Node.js, Python, Bun, Deno, Go, Rust, Composer, Mailpit, Ngrok

Platform Support

Feature	Windows	Linux	macOS (Apple Silicon)
PHP (pre-built binaries)	✅	✅	✅
MariaDB, MongoDB, PostgreSQL	✅	✅	✅
Node.js, Bun, Go, Deno	✅	✅	✅
Nginx	✅	✅	✅
Rust (via rustup)	✅	✅	✅
Mailpit, Meilisearch, Ngrok	✅	✅	✅
Composer	✅	✅	✅
Python	✅	✅	✅
Redis	✅	—	—
Apache	✅	—	—
PATH management	Registry	~/.bashrc / ~/.zshrc	~/.zshrc / ~/.bash_profile
MCP + CLI	✅	✅	✅

Redis and Apache are Windows-only installs. On Linux/macOS, native package managers (apt, brew) are preferred.

MCP Integration

Orbit exposes 72+ tools via the Model Context Protocol for Claude Code, Cursor, Antigravity, Windsurf and any MCP-compatible client.

After installing MCP from the Orbit app, add the following to your AI tool's config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "orbit": {
      "command": "orbit-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Orbit automatically adds orbit-mcp to your system PATH on install — no full path needed.

MCP Domains

Services, Sites, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, PHP Config, SSL, Logs, Composer, Mailpit, Config/Hosts, Deploy

AI Tools

Orbit integrates Claude Code and Gemini CLI as first-class AI tools:

• Install/update/uninstall from the AI Tools tab
• Launch with project context — Orbit writes .claude/CLAUDE.md, GEMINI.md and AGENTS.md with active services, deploy targets, git info
• Auto-configures orbit-mcp in Claude Code's MCP config on install
• "Open with" dropdown in terminal — open any site with your preferred AI tool in the OS native terminal

Deploy

SSH/SFTP/FTP deploy with global server connections and per-site targets:

• Diff-based file sync using blake3 hashing — only changed files uploaded
• Credentials stored in OS keyring
• .deployignore support (falls back to .gitignore)
• Real-time progress tracking
• Deploy manifests for incremental syncs

CLI

orbit-cli status              # Show all services and their status
orbit-cli start nginx         # Start a service
orbit-cli stop mariadb        # Stop a service
orbit-cli install redis       # Install a service
orbit-cli logs nginx          # View service logs
orbit-cli db list             # List MariaDB databases
orbit-cli hosts list          # Show hosts file entries
orbit-cli config php 8.4      # Edit PHP config

Supports aliases: pg for postgresql, maria for mariadb, mongo for mongodb, node for nodejs.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Bun (package manager)
• Rust (for Tauri backend)

Development

bun install
bun tauri dev

Build

bun tauri build

Project Structure

app/     React + TypeScript frontend
core/    Rust (Tauri 2) backend
docs/    GitHub Pages landing site

License

MIT