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Sites

Herd uses the concept of parked paths and linked directories for serving sites. You can access every site in a parked path via <directory-name>.test. By default, Herd will automatically park the ~/Herd directory for you. Any Laravel application in this directory is automatically available via its .test domain. If you already have your projects stored in a different location, you can also add additional parked paths in the general settings.

Aside from Laravel, Herd supports many frameworks and applications out-of-the-box. If your framework is not in the list, you can create a custom driver to run it with Herd.

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Creating your first site

The fastest way to manage your sites and to create new applications is the command line.

cd ~/Herd
laravel new my-new-site
cd my-new-site
herd open

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Linking an existing site

You can link an existing site with a specific domain via the link command from anywhere on your machine.

cd ~/Sites/your-project
herd link
herd link custom-domain

These commands create Herd configurations, and you can now access the application via your-project.test and custom-domain.test. This is useful if you want to use an application from multiple domains, for example in multi-tenancy environments.

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Via the GUI

If you prefer creating and linking sites via a graphical user interface, you can use the site wizard of Herd to create new Laravel applications or link existing projects with Herd.

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Application Information

The "Information" tab gives you a brief overview of the application. Laravel apps display the content of the php artisan about command, but you can customize the overview by using a custom driver for your site.