Laraken

A production-ready Laravel starter powered by FrankenPHP and Docker. Zero config, maximum performance.

Features

• Blazing Fast — FrankenPHP with Laravel Octane keeps workers alive. No cold starts.
• Dev/Prod Parity — Same Docker setup from local to production.
• Secure by Default — Non-root containers, proper permissions, security best practices.
• Hot Reload — Vite integration with instant HMR.
• Batteries Included — FrankenPHP, MariaDB, and more pre-configured.

Requirements

• Docker & Docker Compose

Quick Start

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/AxelReviron/Laraken.git

# Navigate to the directory
cd laraken

# Copy the environment file and adjust as needed:
# You don't need to specify `APP_KEY`, it will automatically be generated
cp .env.example .env

# Start everything
docker compose up -f compose.dev.yaml -d

Development

Access the container shell :

make laraken-docker

Production

Access the container shell :

# Configure .env on your server and simply start with :
docker compose up -d