Welcome to Burrow v1.0.0!
We're excited to ship the first stable release of Burrow — a high-performance local PHP and Node.js development environment built specifically for Windows.
By running native binaries directly on your machine, Burrow eliminates the virtualization overhead of Docker and WSL, delivering lightning-fast response times and zero filesystem lag.
What's Included
- Zero-Config Sites: Any subdirectory placed within a parked folder is automatically resolved to a local site — no manual configuration needed.
- Framework Auto-Detection: Automatically identifies Laravel, WordPress, Symfony, CodeIgniter, Drupal, and Magento projects and applies the correct Nginx virtual host template.
- Multi-PHP Runtimes: Switch PHP versions dynamically (5.6 through 8.5) globally or per site without restarting the server.
- Built-in Node.js Manager: Download and switch between Node.js versions, with PATH updated instantly for each project.
- 1-Click HTTPS: mkcert integration generates trusted SSL certificates mapped to your local TLDs with no browser warnings.
- Database Stack: Pre-configured MariaDB and SQLite support with phpMyAdmin and Adminer available out of the box.
- Shell & CLI Integration: The
burrow command-line utility is registered in your system PATH and works in PowerShell, Command Prompt, and Git Bash.
- Explorer Icon Decoration: Project directories in Windows Explorer are automatically styled with the icon of their detected framework.