PHPackages                             vortexphp/vortex - PHPackages - PHPackages  [Skip to content](#main-content)[PHPackages](/)[Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Leaderboard](/leaderboard)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)[Collections](/collections)[Log in](/login)[Sign up](/register)

1. [Directory](/)
2. /
3. vortexphp/vortex

ActiveProject

vortexphp/vortex
================

Lightweight PHP application stack (app/, engine/, config, assets)

v0.5.0(today)13↑2900%MITCSSPHP ^8.2

Since Apr 3Pushed todayCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/vortexphp/vortex)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/vortexphp/vortex)[ RSS](/packages/vortexphp-vortex/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced today

READMEChangelog (2)Dependencies (1)Versions (4)Used By (0)

Vortex Startup App
==================

[](#vortex-startup-app)

Minimal startup-ready PHP app on `vortexphp/framework`.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP `8.2+`
- Composer
- Node.js + npm (for Tailwind CSS build)

Create Project
--------------

[](#create-project)

```
composer create-project vortexphp/vortex my-app
cd my-app
npm install
cp .env.example .env
```

Install (existing clone)
------------------------

[](#install-existing-clone)

```
composer install
npm install
cp .env.example .env
```

Generate `APP_KEY` and put it in `.env`:

```
php -r "echo 'base64:'.base64_encode(random_bytes(32)), PHP_EOL;"
```

Set at least:

- `APP_KEY`
- `APP_URL` (for local: `http://localhost:8000`)

Run Locally
-----------

[](#run-locally)

Build CSS once:

```
npm run build
```

Run the app:

```
php vortex serve
```

Open:

- `http://localhost:8000/`
- `http://localhost:8000/health`

Useful Commands
---------------

[](#useful-commands)

```
composer run doctor
composer run smoke
composer run db-check
```

Production Install
------------------

[](#production-install)

```
composer run install:prod
npm run build
```

###  Health Score

39

—

LowBetter than 86% of packages

Maintenance100

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity38

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% 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 ~0 days

Total

3

Last Release

0d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/54aca816e08a169a1615996a7ebed1c12cd35688999f8573a9c5c677aa9ea597?d=identicon)[bobicloudvision](/maintainers/bobicloudvision)

---

Top Contributors

[![bobicloudvision](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/69676022?v=4)](https://github.com/bobicloudvision "bobicloudvision (19 commits)")

### Embed Badge

![Health badge](/badges/vortexphp-vortex/health.svg)

```
[![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/vortexphp-vortex/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/vortexphp-vortex)
```

PHPackages © 2026

[Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)