Laragon 8.0.0

[leokhoa]

Laragon - The Dev Environment for Entrepreneurs v8.0 2025
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Starting with this version, Laragon's binaries and installer are code-signed, ensuring they're secure and legit. Our goal is to give you a smooth, safe experience. #1038

Ref: How to upgrade to Laragon 8

We're excited to announce a new version of Laragon, packed with exciting new features and enhancements designed to improve your development experience!

What's new:

• Significant engine improvements: Laragon now runs fully native on 64-bit, with major engine improvements for faster service start/stop and seamless performance.

• High DPI Support: Laragon now fully supports High DPI displays, providing a crisp and clear user interface, even on 8K monitors.

• Modern UI: Laragon 8 features a sleek, modern UI with all enabled services visible by default. Enabling HTTPS is effortless - just a single click in the UI
  
  There is a License Type button on the top right menu, allow you to deactivate your license-key easier.
  

• Mailpit: Laragon auto-configured Mailpit & PHP so you can send mail will PHP mail function and the email will be catched on Mailpit Web UI. Mailpit also include and integrated to the Dashboard & Laragon's Menu. You can click the email button to access Mailpit Web UI.
  

• PHP Auto Update: Laragon automatically detects and adds the newest PHP version to your system. This allows you to try a new PHP version with the latest features, security updates, and bug fixes effortlessly.
  Auto Update & Auto Backup can be toggled via Preferences:
  

• cacert.pem Auto Update: An outdated cacert.pem may prevent Composer from working correctly, affecting package installations and updates. Laragon ensure cacert.pem is always up-to-date to keep your PHP environment remains compatible with newer CAs, and make your projects running smoothly.

• Faster Quick-app & Quick-app: Experience significantly improved speed when using Quick-app and Quick-add.

• [Quick-app]: Laragon now supports Laravel CLI, making it easier to create customizable Laravel starter kits. It automatically installs Laravel CLI, so you can start building without extra setup.
  You can put this to your Quick-app's Configuration:

Laravel CLI=laravel new %s
Laravel Starterkit Vue=https://github.com/laravel/vue-starter-kit/archive/refs/tags/v1.0.2.zip
Laravel Starterkit React=https://github.com/laravel/react-starter-kit/archive/refs/tags/v1.0.1.zip

• MySQL improvements: By default, your MySQL password is empty. For security reasons, it's recommended to set a password. With Laragon 8, you can easily do this via: Menu > MySQL > Change root password. In case you forget, [Get root password] will provide you the password from Clipboard.
  [Auto Backup] will automatically backup your MySQL databases. If you want to backup on-demand, just clik [Backup all databases]. [dir:backup] will open the backup folder.

• Bug Fixes and Stability Improvements: Many issues and bugs have been addressed to improve the overall performance and reliability of Laragon.

With this release, Laragon remains portable and powerful, now more than ever, it's the ultimate productivity-boosting dev environment for developers. We believe this update makes Laragon faster, more reliable, and a much more comfortable tool to use, especially for developers value time and automations.

Thank you for your continued support and feedback. We're committed to making Laragon the best development tool possible, and there's more to come!

Best wishes,
The Laragon Team

If your Quick-add's configuration is outdated, simply rename usr/packages.conf to usr/packages.conf.bak and restart Laragon. It will automatically fetch the latest version from GitHub

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@leokhoa

Just downloaded 8.0 and I'm glad it supports high-res displays but it doesn't seem to respect Display Scale in Windows. I've got mine set at 200% so the Laragon app looks extremely small and it messes with the new icons. Here's a screenshot with the normal-sized text of the website in the background. On my screen the tiny text at the bottom ("Laragon - The Dev Environment for Entrepreneurs") is so small that I almost can't read it:

Also, is there a way to change the database backup directory? I changed my Data directory in the settings to a OneDrive folder so it would back up all that in case my computer crashes, but perhaps it would be better if I could just keep the backups on OneDrive....

[shoelaced]

The image appears large here so for reference, the Laragon website text is exactly the same size as the text I'm typing here.

[IvoMiranda]

I’m feeling quite lost regarding the Laragon website and the project itself. Could someone clarify the current direction?

• Laragon 6 – Free and will continue to be free?
• Laragon 7 – Paid? What is the pricing? I remember seeing it before, but now I can’t find the link. Will development continue for this version, or will only bug fixes be provided?
• Laragon 8 – Also paid? How much does it cost? Do users need to pay the difference when upgrading from 7 to 8?

Will this pricing model continue with each new version? Initially, I thought Laragon 7 was a lifetime license, but with Laragon 8, it seems like we’re actually paying for major versions, not the software itself. Is that correct?

I’m launching a YouTube channel, and my first video is about setting up a development environment. Naturally, I’ll start with Laragon 6 since it’s the free version.

I was even considering reaching out about an affiliate program—perhaps offering my viewers a small discount while supporting my channel. However, without clear pricing details, I’m struggling to explain how the paid versions work.

It’s unfortunate because I’d love to present Laragon transparently, but at this point, I might have to simply mention that Laragon 6 is free, while newer versions require payment, without going into specifics.

Could someone provide clarification on these points?

[shoelaced]

I purchased a license for 7 and just upgraded to 8 with no trouble, and it appears the license is valid. I think it's just that 7 onward requires a license and upgrades are included based on whichever license you get. The sales page says "Lifetime" for some but really it's only a 5 year license—misleading but it's not expensive, comparitively speaking.

I also upgraded to 7 from 6 with no trouble (actually I think from 5 as I hadn't used it in a while), and all it did was ask for the license key, so for a video like yours it would seem best to recommend downloading 6 for testing purposes and then upgrade if they may want the newer features.

[leokhoa]

@IvoMiranda: I hope my answer clarify your questions.

1. Laragon 6: Free forever, but it has reached End of Life (EOL) and will no longer receive updates or maintenance.

2. Laragon 6+ (7, 8, …): Requires a license. A Lifetime License never expires. You'll also get a free update period, allowing you to be auto-updated and upgrade to any major version released during that time at no extra cost. It is fair for users who just buy Laragon 7, then Laragon 8 arrive. More details here.

3. Affiliation: If you're an influencer, you can share its benefits with your audience and earn rewards by joining the Laragon Affiliate Program: https://laragon.lemonsqueezy.com/affiliates

[krzron]

The v7 non-commercial license I purchased on Jan 29 is good for all upgrades, including major versions, for 5 years. I downloaded v8 and overlayed v7 (after backing up the Laragon v7 folder) without any issues. Running v8 now, with all parameters, including license, php version, MySQL version, etc the same as I set them on v7. Very smooth upgrade.

Ron

[vantuyenzero]

I have some suggestions for the next version:

1. Currently, Laragon v8.0.0 encounters an issue when creating a Laravel project. If an error occurs, the software freezes completely and requires a restart.
2. In the Projects (www) section, when there are too many websites (around 50 or more), navigation is limited to up/down arrow buttons, which are quite slow. Could you add a feature to allow scrolling with the mouse wheel for easier navigation?
3. The Profile switching function is now stable, but could you also add a quick-switch feature for Document Root and Data Directory, similar to how Profile switching works?

Thank you,

[leokhoa]

1. I'm unable to reproduce the issue. Could you please provide a step-by-step guide by creating an issue at https://github.com/leokhoa/laragon/issues)? This will help me follow and fix it efficiently.

2. Sure. Please create an issue for that, and I'll take a look.

3. The Data Dir and Document Root aren't meant to be changed frequently. Currently, you can switch the Document Root via Menu > www > Switch Document Root.

[z3r091]

I am new to laragon and it looks very nice! It seems, i came to the right time.
Actually i have a bug with ssl certificates, see my post in gerenal.
Additionally i feel a little bit unhappy how laragon works at startup. If i close laragon, and the apache and mysql is still running, it does not stop when closing. After starting again laragon, it does not detect, if apache/mysql is running. I can simply start it again.
Sometimes laragon crashed, and when i start again, it says, laragon is already running. I need to kill it in task manager then.
I think a detection, if apache/mysql is already running at startup would be good.

[leokhoa]

Ok @z3r091. I will check and improve this. Issue here for tracking: #1088

[hocdevcom]

Can I change the KEY for other computers?
I often have to move away from home, is there a way to use laragon on another computer without having to buy multiple keys?

[AWqxKAWERbXo]

With your license, Lemon Squeezy offered an account / Login where you can see how many devices are connected to your license and unlink them if needed.

[quangbahoa]

Can we have Mac veraion in future?

[AWqxKAWERbXo]

No. #521 #131 #857 #67 #266 - MAMP Pro might be a good replacement.

[quangbahoa]

I didn't happy with mamp pro. Just love Laragon and want to pay for author work.

[fifisave]

Hello, can someone explain in detail what to do exactly to migrate from 7.0.2 to 8.0.2.
What to back up in case of trouble... (www folder I guess that's all ?).
Overwrite all other directories bin,data,etc,usr ??
Is there any file to update with specific password ?
What's about the license key ? DO I need to desactivate and reactivite it ?
Regards

[leokhoa]

@fifisave : The instruction is on the post: #1059
It should be easy.

[fifisave]

Hello it seems to be easily ok, but I would like to have more details please .. Like which folder to NOT overwrite and which to need to overwrite and which to mandatory back up !! Regards

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[AWqxKAWERbXo]

#1059 (reply in thread)

In Laragon, everything is designed to be disposable - except your data. Your data are stored in 3 key folders:

data -This is where your databases and persistent data live.
usr -Contains your configurations and custom tools.
www -Your projects go here.
There is an app - Reserved for future use. If you don't see this folder, no worries - it's not essential right now.

[TrevorRoberts]

I have just installed Laragon 8.0.0 250314 on a Windows 11 laptop and it seems to be working well - it's very fast.

The only problem I have experienced so far is with phpMyAdmin. I installed it via Menu → Tools → Quick add, but when I click on Menu → MySQL → phpMyAdmin it doesn't open. Instead, it opens https://forum.laragon.org/topic/98 in my browser with a link to https://github.com/leokhoa/laragon/discussions (this forum in general). It also doesn't add itself as an option to the Database button.

Other that that, it's brilliant!

Thank you, Leo Khoa!

[krzron]

See towards end of this closed issue thread on downloading and installing phpMyAdmin.

#1067

Ron

[streetlife]

I understand the need for a commercial model and the use of pop-ups to "encourage" people to pay. I was on Laragon 6 and fine, but decided to try Laragon 8 because "If you're using the free Unlicensed version, a reminder popup appears when starting Laragon or launching services." Why do I get a pop-up reminder every 30 minutes or so, and it keeps opening my browser.

I was fine with the pop-up when starting services or starting Laragon, but why pop-up while I am in a presentation?

Now, I might have to downgrade to Laragon 6. Yes, I know $10 is a small amount but why is the pop-up so aggressive?

[AWqxKAWERbXo]

I understand the need for a commercial model and the use of pop-ups to "encourage" people to pay.

...but why pop-up while I am in a presentation?

I know $10 is a small amount...

I think you already got the full story covered.

[streetlife]

Well, I removed it and restored Laragon 6. I will buy the 8 later.

[theoxskyl]

Hello everybody,

I experience the following issue in v8 (that is not happening in v6) :
In several menus e.g. PHP > php_errors.log, Apache > httpd.conf and others, the click does nothing. Just closes the menu.

Clean install on different directory than v6.
Files exist in the original location as in default configurations.
I've added MariaDB, some extra PHP versions and phpMyAdmin v6.
Did I miss something?

Thank you.