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bref/dev-server
===============

Local development server for serverless web apps

1.1.3(2w ago)3512.9k↑193.3%13[2 issues](https://github.com/brefphp/dev-server/issues)[1 PRs](https://github.com/brefphp/dev-server/pulls)MITPHPPHP >=8.0CI failing

Since Dec 26Pushed 2w ago2 watchersCompare

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READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (29)Versions (12)Used By (0)

Development web server for serverless-native PHP web apps.

Why?
----

[](#why)

This web server is meant for HTTP applications implemented without framework, using API Gateway as the router and PSR-15 controllers.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require --dev bref/dev-server
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Run the webserver with:

```
vendor/bin/bref-dev-server
```

The application will be available at .

Routes will be parsed from `serverless.yml` in the current directory.

### Assets

[](#assets)

By default, static assets are served from the current directory.

To customize that, use the `--assets` option. For example to serve static files from the `public/` directory:

```
vendor/bin/bref-dev-server --assets=public
```

###  Health Score

57

—

FairBetter than 98% of packages

Maintenance95

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity37

Limited adoption so far

Community16

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity66

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 83.3% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~204 days

Recently: every ~293 days

Total

11

Last Release

18d ago

Major Versions

0.2.4 → 1.0.02023-05-17

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/329a6111724074f5388e95dd41a03ccf3c43f4bfe1ecf27c94c9efc6f7823228?d=identicon)[mnapoli](/maintainers/mnapoli)

---

Top Contributors

[![mnapoli](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/720328?v=4)](https://github.com/mnapoli "mnapoli (20 commits)")[![adamevosite](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8913973?v=4)](https://github.com/adamevosite "adamevosite (2 commits)")[![hungvietdo](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/14111151?v=4)](https://github.com/hungvietdo "hungvietdo (1 commits)")[![shadowhand](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/38203?v=4)](https://github.com/shadowhand "shadowhand (1 commits)")

---

Tags

brefbref

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPsalm

Type Coverage Yes

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