I built a GUI in the terminal (with PHP) @aarondfrancis
I built a GUI in the terminal (with PHP)  @aarondfrancis
Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 5 minutes ago
Solo for Laravel is a package to run multiple commands at once, to aid in local development. All the commands needed to run your application live behind a single artisan command `php artisan solo`. Each command runs in its own tab in Solo. Enjoy a powerful, unified development environment.

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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro: A Laravel CLI Tool
00:41 - Navigating the Solo Interface
01:27 - What is Solo? A Laravel Task Runner
02:48 - Viewing and Managing Laravel Logs
04:00 - Running NPM and Laravel Commands
04:56 - Interactive Mode: Creating Models
06:26 - Lazy Commands: Starting and Stopping Tasks
07:57 - Customizing Key Bindings and Vim Mode
08:42 - Configuring Solo for Your Workflow
09:52 - Quick Navigation with the Popup Menu
11:09 - Graceful Shutdown and Process Cleanup
11:30 - Try Solo for Laravel
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