Use cases
DevDock is useful when a local product spans repeated commands, several folders or stacks, databases, containers, and pre-release checks that should stay connected.
With Pro, treat a Laravel API, React frontend, and mobile client as one project without forcing them into one repository.
Add a project: Register a local project folder and give it a clear place in the sidebar.
Read the complete use-case guideSee service health, published ports, resource snapshots, and host-versus-container commands without memorizing Compose syntax.
Review the workspace: See its folders, health, saved commands, and recent activity from one overview.
Read the complete use-case guideReturn to a project from Today with its pinned commands, last-used command inputs, and recent run output. Running processes stop when DevDock quits; Pro saves environments that start them again in order.
Run a command: Start a saved workflow and follow its output from the project view.
Read the complete use-case guideLet a new contributor see detected commands, their exact arguments and working directory, and health warnings for missing setup. Teams can commit shared commands in .devdock/technology.json.
Return from Today: Open recent work or a pinned daily workflow without hunting for the project again.
Read the complete use-case guideWith Pro, inspect application schemas, find a bounded set of records, and create or restore native database backups from the project workspace. Laravel projects also get migration review.
Add a project: Register a local project folder and give it a clear place in the sidebar.
Read the complete use-case guideReview local secret exposure, tracked credential files, escaping symbolic links, lockfile coverage, and ecosystem dependency advisories before shipping.
Review the workspace: See its folders, health, saved commands, and recent activity from one overview.
Read the complete use-case guideLearn how to use it in your work.
Open the DevDock manualAvailable on the Microsoft Store. Free for up to three local projects with core commands, Git, Docker, project health checks, and security-audit tools. A one-time Pro purchase unlocks unlimited and multi-folder projects, custom workflows, full history and insights, database tools, SSH transfers, and configuration backup and restore.