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fostermadeco/genly
==================

Utility for managing a shared Docker network for local development environments.

0.9.1.2(5y ago)033MITPHPPHP >=7.1.3

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\[DEPRECATED\] Genly
====================

[](#deprecated-genly)

Genly is a utility for managing a shared Docker network and other common services for local development environments. It is heavily inspired by [Dash](https://github.com/dreadfullyposh/dash).

Like [Rokanan](https://github.com/fostermadeco/rokanan), it is named after an Ursula Le Guin character.

Prerequisites
-------------

[](#prerequisites)

- PHP 7.1.3
- [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/)
- [Docker Desktop](https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop)
- No running service listening to ports 80 or 443 on localhost

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

[](#installation)

Install Genly globally with Composer by running

```
composer global require fostermadeco/genly dev-master
```

Genly requires several Symfony components at version `^4.4`, because this is the current Symfony LTS version.

This means you will have to upgrade Rokanan in order to have them installed side-by-side. Run

```
composer global require fostermadeco/rokanan dev-require-php7
```

This will install a new version of Rokanan with the same requirements as Genly. If you require any conflicting Symfony components at ^3.4 in your root global project (as described in the [Rokanan README](https://github.com/fostermadeco/rokanan#installation), you will have to remove them first.

Features
--------

[](#features)

Genly will create its own Docker network and, upon initialization, will create a number of common Docker containers. These include,

1. An nginx proxy, so that multiple web projects can be accessed via project-specific domain names instead of localhost.
2. A dnsmasq resolver that will route \*.test requests to the nginx proxy; this will not interfere with any \*.test entries in /etc/hosts.
3. A mailhog container that can be accessed at . Web containers should be configured to send mail to `mailhog` (the service name).
4. A MySQL 5.7 container that can be accessed from other containers on the network at `mysql57`. It can also be accessed via MySQL clients like SequelPro or Querious at 127.0.0.1:3307.
5. A Postgres 12 container that can be accessed from other containers on the network at `postgres`. It can also be accessed at 127.0.0.1:5433 by Postgres clients — [TablePlus](https://tableplus.com/) works well.

To be compatible with Genly, a project should contain a `docker-compose.yml` file that defines a `web` service and a `node` service. It can include any other services, but these are the minimally required ones.

Commands
--------

[](#commands)

```
genly init
```

This command will create the `genly` network and all of the above containers.

```
genly init:project
```

This command will create any services defined in your project `docker-compose.yml` file.

In Docker projects, commands should only be run inside containers and not on the host machine. To make things easier, genly also has the following two convenience commands to ensure `composer` and `npm` commands are run through the `web` and `node` service, respectively.

```
genly composer [...]
```

For example, `genly composer install --no-dev --no-scripts --classmap-authoritative` will run `composer install --no-dev --no-scripts --classmap-authoritative` in the `web` container.

```
genly npm [...]
```

For example, `genly npm install` will run `npm install` in the `node` container.

With Webpack and BrowserSync configured correctly, `genly npm run watch` can even be run, with live-reloading available at .

Example docker-compose file
---------------------------

[](#example-docker-compose-file)

Here is a basic docker-compose file.

```
version: '3'

services:
  web:
    image: webdevops/php-nginx:7.4
    expose:
      - 80
    working_dir: /app
    environment:
      WEB_DOCUMENT_ROOT: /app/public
      VIRTUAL_HOST: example.test
      HTTPS_METHOD: redirect
    volumes:
      - .:/app:rw,cached
    networks:
      - genly

  node:
    image: node:12
    expose:
      - 443
    working_dir: /app
    environment:
      VIRTUAL_HOST: sync.example.test
    volumes:
      - .:/app:rw,cached
    command: npm run watch
    links:
      - "web:example.test"
    networks:
      - genly

networks:
  genly:
    external:
      name: genly
```

###  Health Score

22

—

LowBetter than 22% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity45

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 96.3% 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 ~28 days

Recently: every ~41 days

Total

7

Last Release

1969d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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