Documentation

Sail Manager docs

Everything you can do with the app, written so you don't need to read it twice. Use the search bar (or hit ⌘K anywhere) to jump straight to a section.

Getting started

Getting started Install Sail Manager, walk through the first-run wizard, and learn where the app keeps its data.

Projects

Projects Create new Sail projects, clone from Git, import existing folders, and manage starts and stops. Local URLs How the .test domain system works, how to enable it, and what to do when it breaks.

Per-project tools

Project detail tabs Overview, logs, shell, environment, database, run command, and history tabs explained. Auto-commands Run Horizon, queues, schedulers, npm dev, and any other command automatically when a project starts. Templates Save your stack and reuse it on every new project. Includes the three built-in defaults.

App-wide

Menu bar tray Per-project submenus, status glyphs, and hide vs quit behavior. Settings Theme, projects folder, editor pick, local URLs, and the danger zone.

Reference

Built-in services The 13 Sail services Sail Manager wires into the create form, plus custom services. Editor integrations Open in editor: PhpStorm, VS Code, Cursor, and Zed. Troubleshooting Fixes for the common issues: Docker not responding, port conflicts, broken local URLs, fresh-project 500s, and more. Reset application How to wipe Sail Manager state without losing your code or Docker volumes.